illustration
/ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/ nom B2En français : illustration, représentation
- The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
- The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
- Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
- A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work. · The illustration showing the water cycle made it much easier to understand for the children.· The sleeve of the band's new CD includes illustrations from deceased former members.
- A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance).
Pluriel illustrations
Dans la bibliothèque
“Merely to the illustration of _your_ character,” said she, endeavouring to shake off her gravity.
When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks.
Silence descended upon the cluttered workshop as his experienced eyes darted rapidly between the captain’s raw data and his beautiful illustration.
It is hard to imagine a better illustration of the quality that defined her career: a patience so deep that it could look, to outsiders, almost like stubbornness, and that was in fact a quiet form of confidence.
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