Category: TechnologyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

espace

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English meaning: Space (space technology and exploration)

French Definition

(Français)

La vaste étendue au-delà de l'atmosphère terrestre. La France est la principale puissance spatiale d'Europe.

English Definition

The vast expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere. France is Europe's leading space power through the French space agency CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales) and co-leadership of Airbus and Ariane rocket program. The Ariane 5 rocket has been one of the world's most reliable commercial launch vehicles. France-India space cooperation has grown through ISRO-CNES collaboration.

Example

La fusée Ariane, développée en France, est l'une des meilleures fusées commerciales du monde.

In English: The Ariane rocket, developed in France, is one of the world's best commercial rockets.

Synonyms

  • cosmos
  • exploration spatiale

Literary Heritage

La mer est tout. Elle couvre les sept dixièmes du globe.

The sea is everything. It covers seven-tenths of the globe.

Jules Verne · Novelist · 19th century

Vingt mille lieues sous les mers

Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (Vingt mille lieues sous les mers, 1870), Ch. 10, Captain Nemo

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