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Ellipse

A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.

"Instead of perfect circles, planets orbit the sun in shapes called ellipses. "

Au lieu de cercles parfaits, les planètes orbitent autour du soleil en suivant des formes appelées ellipses.

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Points de suspension

A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, or more recently a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.

"The teacher wrote on the board, "Roses are red, violets are blue..." and explained that the ellipses showed the rest of the poem was missing. "

Le professeur a écrit au tableau : « Les roses sont rouges, les violettes sont bleues… » et a expliqué que les points de suspension indiquaient que le reste du poème manquait.

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Élision, ellipse

(grammar) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.

""When I asked if he was coming, he just said, 'Maybe...' The ellipses showed he was hesitant to finish the thought." "

« Quand j'ai demandé s'il venait, il a juste dit : 'Peut-être...' L'ellipse montrait qu'il hésitait à finir sa pensée. »

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L'omission, suppression

The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.

"The movie used several ellipses, skipping over everyday events like commuting to work, to focus on the key plot points. "

Le film a utilisé plusieurs omissions, en passant outre les événements quotidiens comme les trajets domicile-travail, pour se concentrer sur les points clés de l'intrigue.

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Ellipse

An ellipse.

"The orbits of planets are not perfect circles, but rather ellipses. "

Les orbites des planètes ne sont pas des cercles parfaits, mais plutôt des ellipses.

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