en creux
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from French en creux.
Adverb[edit]
en creux (not comparable)
- (engraving) In intaglio; by sinking or hollowing out the design.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- (engraving) counter-relief, hollow, in intaglio, en creux
- Coordinate term: en relief
- une gravure en creux ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (figuratively) by contrast, implicitly
- il ressort en creux que … ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)