aperçu

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French aperçu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aperçu (plural aperçus)

  1. A clever insight.
  2. An outline or summary; also, words that summarize.

Translations

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Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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aperçu m (plural aperçus)

  1. glance, glimpse
  2. insight, hint
    L’avocat a donné au public un aperçu de la cause.The lawyer gave the public an insight into the case.
  3. rough estimate
    Donnez-moi un aperçu des dépenses que j’aurai à faire.Give me an estimate of the expenses that I would have.
  4. sketch, outline, summary
  5. view
  6. overview
    Ce que je vous dis là n’est qu’un aperçu de la question.What I say here is just an overview of the issue.
  7. preview
    Il y a dans cet ouvrage des aperçus très fins, mais rien n’est développé.There are fine previews in this book, but nothing developed.

Participle

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aperçu (feminine aperçue, masculine plural aperçus, feminine plural aperçues)

  1. past participle of apercevoir

Interjection

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aperçu

  1. (nautical) aye, aye

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