spontaneous generation in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spontaneous generation in the English»French Dictionary

spontaneous generation N

spontaneous generation

génération f spontanée

Translations for spontaneous generation in the French»English Dictionary

génération spontanée

spontaneous generation

génération spontanée

spontaneous generation

Translations for spontaneous generation in the English»French Dictionary

spontaneous [Brit spɒnˈteɪnɪəs, Am spɑnˈteɪniəs] ADJ

spontaneous

spontané

generation [Brit dʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. generation (in family, society):

generation

génération f

from generation to generation

de génération en génération

the younger/older generation

la jeune/l'ancienne génération

people of my generation

les gens de ma génération

a new generation of

une nouvelle génération de

first generation Australian

Australien/-ienne m/f de première génération

2. generation (period of time):

generation

génération f

it's been like this for generations

cela fait des générations qu'il en est ainsi

3. generation (in product development):

generation

génération f

second generation robots

des robots de la deuxième génération

4. generation:

generation (of electricity, income, traffic, data)

production f

generation (of employment)

création f

spontaneous generation in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spontaneous generation in the English»French Dictionary

spontaneous [spɒnˈteɪniəs, Am spɑ:nˈ-] ADJ

spontaneous

spontané(e)

I.generation [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən] N

1. generation (set of people born in the same time span):

generation a. fig

génération f

for generations

pendant des générations et des générations

2. generation (production):

generation

production f

II.generation [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən] COMP

first- and second-generation immigrants

immigrés de première et seconde génération

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This nonlinearity can lead to the spontaneous generation of order.

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It deals with various science fiction elements such as spontaneous generation, futurology, the end of the world and doomsday, resurrection, and the afterlife.

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Microbes grew, and he proposed it as an example of spontaneous generation.

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Classical notions of spontaneous generation, which can be considered under the modern term abiogenesis, held that certain complex, living organisms are generated by decaying organic substances.

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This suggested that airborne microorganisms, not spontaneous generation, was responsible.

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He believed there were internal molds that shaped the spontaneous generation of each family and that the families themselves were entirely and eternally distinct.

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