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الرَّبَّانِيُّ
coming closer

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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rapprochement [ʀapʀɔʃmɑ̃] N m

1. rapprochement (entente):

rapprochement
rapprochement
POL il n'y a pas eu de rapprochement entre leurs positions
they have failed to narrow the gap between their positions
le groupe né du rapprochement entre la firme Dubois et la société Laforêt
the group formed from the links established between the Dubois firm and the Laforêt company

2. rapprochement (comparaison):

rapprochement
connection
ton rapprochement est inattendu
the connection you make is surprising
faire ou établir un rapprochement
to make ou establish a connection (entre between, avec with)
je n'avais pas fait le rapprochement
I hadn't seen ou made the connection
l'ébauche d'un rapprochement
the first moves towards a reconciliation
English
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rapprochement
rapprochement m (between entre)
bridge fig
rapprochement m
to bridge the gap between two countries/adversaries
effectuer un rapprochement entre or rapprocher deux pays/adversaires
to put two and two together
faire le rapprochement
to connect sb with a crime/a person
faire le rapprochement entre qn et un crime/une personne
to make the connection
faire le rapprochement (between entre)

in the PONS Dictionary

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rapprochement [ʀapʀɔʃmɑ̃] N m

1. rapprochement:

rapprochement
coming closer

2. rapprochement (réconciliation):

rapprochement
coming together
rapprochement d'idées, de points de vue
rapprochement
rapprochement franco-anglais
rapprochement between France and England

3. rapprochement:

rapprochement (analogie)
connection
rapprochement (comparaison) de textes
comparison
faire le rapprochement entre deux événements
to draw a parallel between two events
English
English
French
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rapprochement
rapprochement m
approximation
rapprochement m
I couldn't relate the two cases
je n'arrivais pas à faire le rapprochement entre ces deux cas
to make the connection between two things
faire le rapprochement entre les deux choses
in the PONS Dictionary
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rapprochement [ʀapʀɔʃmɑ͂] N m

1. rapprochement:

rapprochement
coming closer

2. rapprochement (réconciliation):

rapprochement
coming together
rapprochement d'idées, de points de vue
rapprochement

3. rapprochement (analogie):

rapprochement
connection
faire le rapprochement entre deux événements
to draw a parallel between two events
English
English
French
French
rapprochement
rapprochement m
I couldn't relate the two cases
je n'arrivais pas à faire le rapprochement entre ces deux cas
to make the connection between two things
faire le rapprochement entre deux choses

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

rapprochement franco-anglais
rapprochement between France and England
faire le rapprochement entre deux événements
to draw a parallel between two events
I couldn't relate the two cases
je n'arrivais pas à faire le rapprochement entre ces deux cas
to make the connection between two things
faire le rapprochement entre les deux choses

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Il faisait rarement des dessins préparatoires, et se contentait d’une ébauche des grandes lignes de sa composition.
fr.wikipedia.org
L'épicarde provient de la séreuse proépicardique (qui est en dehors de l'ébauche primitive du cœur).
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Il ne reprit les ébauches qu'à l'été 1900 et acheva alors la partition en moins de trois semaines.
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Par la suite, les ébauches des parties de batterie serviront de guide rythmique pour le batteur en convalescence.
fr.wikipedia.org
En 2015, on revient à l'ébauche du début de 2010, prenant l'écran comme décor de fond.
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