literary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for literary in the English»French Dictionary

literary [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)(rə)ri, Am ˈlɪdəˌrɛri] ADJ

literary prize, criticism, talent:

literary

littéraire

a literary man

un homme de lettres

literary theory N

literary theory

théorie f littéraire

literary criticism N

literary criticism

critique f littéraire

literary lion N

literary lion

célébrité f littéraire

literary appreciation N U

literary appreciation

commentaire m littéraire

literary agent N

literary agent

agent m littéraire

literary critic N

literary critic

critique m littéraire

Translations for literary in the French»English Dictionary

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littéraire œuvre, critique, prix

literary

elle est très littéraire

she is very literary

littéraire (par penchant)

literary person

traducteur littéraire/technique

literary/technical translator

cénacle littéraire

literary circle

literary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for literary in the English»French Dictionary

literary [ˈlɪtərəri, Am ˈlɪt̬ərer-] ADJ

1. literary (relating to literature):

literary

littéraire

2. literary (well-informed about literature):

literary man, woman

de lettres

his speech really sounds literary

il parle vraiment comme un livre

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literary salon

salon littéraire

a literary/rhetorical device

un outil littéraire/rhétorique

literary education

études fpl littéraires

Translations for literary in the French»English Dictionary

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littéraire

literary

littéraire

literary type

indigénisme

Indigenism (literary movement in Haiti emphasizing its African heritage)

pontife de la critique/littérature

critical/literary pundit

chronique littéraire

literary feature section

société littéraire/savante

literary/learned society

la querelle des Anciens et des Modernes

debate over literary styles in the 17th century

literary Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

literary salon

salon littéraire

a literary/rhetorical device

un outil littéraire/rhétorique

his speech really sounds literary

il parle vraiment comme un livre

literary education

études fpl littéraires

debate over literary styles in the 17th century

la querelle des Anciens et des Modernes

Indigenism (literary movement in Haiti emphasizing its African heritage)

indigénisme

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He also edited various prefaces to standard literary texts.

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Because of his convivial nature, he was careful to avoid the city's rampant literary feuds at the time.

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From 1923 he began to devote all his energy to the literary arts and to work productively.

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He received many recognitions and literary awards for his work and many of his books were translated and published abroad.

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His major literary work was published in the 1970s.

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The area has some notable past literary residents.

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The term is infrequently used in modern speech and text, and has only appeared in two other literary works.

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Burns has great social success in the city's literary circles.

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More literary collections were added, bringing the total collection to 16,000 books by the middle of the 18th century.

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A short treatise on literary style was all he saw to press.

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