Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 3, 2002 13:27
22 yrs ago
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English term
janis
oxymoron
Non-PRO
English to French
Art/Literary
In addition to his gun-control work, he was involved in many civic efforts and had a particular interest in what he sometimes called "compassionate prosecution," a term that he insisted was not an oxymoron.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 5 | oxymoron |
Codrut Tudor
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| 4 +7 | oxymore, oxymoron |
Jacek Krankowski (X)
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| 4 | expression antinomique |
Jean-Luc Dumont
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
Codrut Tudor
Romania
Romania
Romania
Try once and you'll allways come back!
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: Romanian to Italian, English to French, Romanian to German, and 16 more.
Selected
oxymoron
C' est exactment le meme terme qu'en anglais. Le mot est d'origine grecque et il est entre et dans l'anglais et dans le francais. Il veut dire exprimer deux choses contraires comme sens dans le meme mot ou phrase. Il est utilise en general dans la poesie ou on exprime les choses brevement.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+7
3 mins
Jacek Krankowski (X)
Jacek Krankowski (X)
Working daily with international lawyers
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Italian to Polish
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Related KudoZ points
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69
oxymore, oxymoron
... tandem constitue ce qu?en linguistique on appelle un "oxymore" (ou "oxymoron"),
c?est-à-dire l?association de deux mots de sens contradictoires, souvent ...
www.dicosdor.com/alaune/motdujour/mot.php?ID=457
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Note added at 2002-04-03 13:34:06 (GMT)
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Oxymore n. m. Figure de style qui consiste à placer l\'un à côté de l\'autre
deux mots opposés. On trouve des cas célèbres d\'emploi de ce procédé: ...
www.lettres.net/files/oxymore.html
c?est-à-dire l?association de deux mots de sens contradictoires, souvent ...
www.dicosdor.com/alaune/motdujour/mot.php?ID=457
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Note added at 2002-04-03 13:34:06 (GMT)
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Oxymore n. m. Figure de style qui consiste à placer l\'un à côté de l\'autre
deux mots opposés. On trouve des cas célèbres d\'emploi de ce procédé: ...
www.lettres.net/files/oxymore.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Geneviève von Levetzow
18 mins
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| agree |
lina Mavroudi
57 mins
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| agree |
Jean-Luc Dumont
59 mins
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| agree |
cldumas (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Michèle Landis (X)
: oxymore is perfect. It is used in French stylistics
2 hrs
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| agree |
Thierry LOTTE
3 hrs
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| agree |
& Associates (X)
5 hrs
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1 hr
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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2872
expression antinomique
que je propose pour taire le silence éloquent de la majorité
oxymoron se dit aussi
oxymoron se dit aussi
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