précis
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adjective
- Which does not leave doubt; specific, explicit
- Done in a precise and reliable fashion
- Well perceived; sharp
- Demonstrating precision, concision and accuracy
- Said of someone whose language expresses such qualities
noun
- a concise summary (e.g., of events, a book, a story); précis
Used in the library
- Cela ne durait qu'un instant: elle fermait les yeux, soupirait, et la phrase qui revenait de suite à sa mémoire et que sa bouche articulait sortait de la ronde machinale et se détachait, reprenant tout son sens précis et solennel.It lasted only for a moment: she closed her eyes, sighed, and the sentence that came back to her memory and that her mouth articulated out of the machinal round and untied herself, resuming all its precise and solemn meaning.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- «Oui, oui, dit Milady, oui, la lettre est précise."Yes, yes," said Milady, "yes, the letter is precise.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Les Iroquois désignèrent le lieu précis et la grandeur de la fosse et firent signe à Jean de commencer à creuser.The Iroquois identified the exact location and size of the pit and signaled John to begin digging.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Quoiqu'il se soit refusé à demander satisfaction de cette horrible violation du droit des gens, et que d'autres actes de son règne ternissent encore beaucoup plus sa mémoire, il est impossible d'ajouter foi à de pareils rapports sans des témoignages clairs et précis qui les rendent indubitables.Although he refused to ask for satisfaction with this horrific violation of people's rights, and other acts of his reign further tarnish his memory, it is impossible to add faith to such reports without clear and precise testimony that renders them unquestionable.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I