over-elaborate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for over-elaborate in the French»English Dictionary

tarabiscoté (tarabiscotée) [taʀabiskɔte] ADJ

tarabiscoté (tarabiscotée) ornement, motif

over-ornate

tarabiscoté (tarabiscotée) écriture

over-elaborate

tarabiscoté (tarabiscotée) esprit, raisonnement, style

convoluted

ouvragé (ouvragée) [uvʀaʒe] ADJ

ouvragé bois, métal:

ouvragé (ouvragée)

finely wrought

meuble trop ouvragé

over-elaborate piece of furniture

I.richesse [ʀiʃɛs] N f

1. richesse (de personne, pays):

richesse

wealth

être une source de richesse pour

to be a source of wealth for

notre principale richesse

our main source of wealth

faire la richesse d'un pays/d'une ville activité, pétrole:

to bring wealth to a country/a town

étaler sa richesse

to flaunt one's wealth

vivre dans la richesse

to live in (the lap of) luxury

richesse nationale

national wealth

ce lopin de terre c'est toute notre richesse

this plot of land is all we have

2. richesse (luxe, somptuosité):

richesse (de bijoux)

magnificence

richesse (d'étoffe, de vêtement)

richness

richesse (de mobilier, demeure)

sumptuousness

décoration d'une trop grande richesse

over-elaborate decoration

3. richesse (teneur):

richesse

richness (en in)

la richesse d'un aliment en sucre

the sugar content of a food

la trop grande richesse d'un aliment en sel

a food's excessive salt content

4. richesse (abondance):

richesse (de végétation, faune, vocabulaire, collection)

richness

richesse (de documentation)

wealth

II.richesses N fpl

1. richesses (biens matériels):

richesses

wealth uncountable

accumuler des richesses

to accumulate wealth ou riches

2. richesses (objets de grande valeur):

richesses

treasures

les richesses d'un musée

the treasures of a museum

3. richesses (ressources):

richesses

resources

richesses naturelles

natural resources

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

So why bother with the over-elaborate business plan?

www.theherald.com.au

Though as with everything else in modern life, the office party has become over-elaborate and professionalised.

www.standard.co.uk

This results in a kind of over-elaborate case-study where the characters appear more interesting for what they represent than what they are actually seen doing on screen.

movies.ndtv.com

Looks like an over-elaborate chemistry lab.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

As a result, the intricate, bejewelled effect doesn't feel over-elaborate, because the underlying structure is so rugged and self-assured.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But the tendency to over-elaborate when opportunities arrive is a well-established trend.

www.independent.ie

The meandering and over-elaborate planning served to heighten your pleasure by deliciously postponing your ultimate and inevitable gratification.

www.itv.com

It is unknown if he has any superhuman abilities, but he has displayed a fondness for bizarre traps and over-elaborate schemes.

en.wikipedia.org

My personal reservations have centred on a tendency to over-elaborate and lack the kind of anthemic songs that might penetrate beyond their core demographic.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Harry's voice is an intriguing instrument, smokier and less hard than of old, but she seemed hemmed in, metaphorically and literally, by the over-elaborate nature of her musical surroundings.

www.telegraph.co.uk