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academies

/əˈkædəmiz/

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L'Académie

(usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.

Examples :

""Philosophers often refer to Plato's Academies as the birthplace of Western philosophical thought." "

Les philosophes se réfèrent souvent aux Académies de Platon comme au berceau de la pensée philosophique occidentale.

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Académie, les disciples de Platon

(usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.

Examples :

"While later thinkers strayed from strict skepticism, some Renaissance intellectuals still drew inspiration from the Academies and their focus on questioning established truths. "

Bien que les penseurs ultérieurs se soient écartés du scepticisme strict, certains intellectuels de la Renaissance se sont encore inspirés des Académies et de leur intérêt pour la remise en question des vérités établies.

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Académies, universités

An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.

Examples :

"Many students dream of attending prestigious military academies after high school. "

De nombreux étudiants rêvent d'intégrer de prestigieuses académies militaires après le lycée.

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Académies, écoles

A school or place of training in which some special art is taught.

Examples :

"the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music.; a music academy; a language academy"

l'académie militaire de West Point ; une académie d'équitation ; l'Académie de musique ; une académie de musique ; une académie de langues

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Académies, sociétés savantes

A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science.

Examples :

""Leading scientists from around the world often present their research at meetings organized by national academies." "

Des scientifiques de premier plan du monde entier présentent souvent leurs recherches lors de réunions organisées par des académies nationales.

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Le savoir diffusé dans une académie

The knowledge disseminated in an Academy.

Examples :

"The academies of ancient Greece shaped Western philosophy and science. "

Les académies de la Grèce antique ont façonné la philosophie et la science occidentales.

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Les académies

(with the, without reference to any specific academy) Academia.

Examples :

"Many researchers in academies dedicate their lives to advancing knowledge. "

De nombreux chercheurs des académies consacrent leur vie à faire progresser la connaissance.

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Autorité, corps constitué

A body of established opinion in a particular field, regarded as authoritative.

Examples :

"In the art world, some academies believe that classical techniques are the most important foundation for any artist. "

Dans le monde de l'art, certaines autorités estiment que les techniques classiques sont le fondement le plus important pour tout artiste.

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Académies

A school directly funded by central government, independent of local control.

Examples :

"After becoming academies, the schools in our town no longer had to follow all the rules set by the local education authority. "

Après être devenues des académies, les écoles de notre ville n'ont plus eu à suivre toutes les règles fixées par l'autorité scolaire locale.

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