Category: SciencePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
science
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English meaning: Science
Definition
The systematic study of the natural world. France has a proud scientific tradition — Marie Curie (first woman to win Nobel Prize), Louis Pasteur (germ theory), Antoine Lavoisier (chemistry), Blaise Pascal (mathematics), and Henri Becquerel (radioactivity). France ranks among the world's top five countries in scientific publications.
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“Marie Curie, scientifique française, est la seule personne à avoir remporté deux prix Nobel.”
In English: “Marie Curie, French scientist, is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes.”
Literary Heritage
“L'existence précède l'essence.”
“Existence precedes essence.”
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