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indentations

/ɪnˌdɛnˈteɪʃənz/

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noun

Indentations, encoches

The act of indenting or state of being indented.

Examples :

"The hammer left several small indentations on the soft wood. "

Le marteau a laissé plusieurs petites indentations sur le bois tendre.

mark appearance structure

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noun

Encoches, entailles

A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything

Examples :

"indentations of the coast"

Les entailles de la côte

mark part structure appearance

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noun

Creux, encoches

A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

Examples :

"The spoon left small indentations in the soft ice cream. "

La cuillère a laissé de petites encoches dans la glace molle.

appearance geology mark structure

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noun

Retraits, alinéas

The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.

Examples :

"The cookie sheet showed small indentations where I had pressed down to shape the cookies. "

La plaque à biscuits présentait de petits retraits là où j'avais appuyé pour façonner les biscuits.

writing grammar language style communication

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noun

Retraits, indentations

A measure of the distance from the flush line

Examples :

"an indentation of one em"

une indentation d'un cadrat

mark writing technical structure position

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Alinéa, paragraphe

A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash

Examples :

"The legal document was difficult to read because the indentations marking the sub-clauses were inconsistently applied, making it hard to follow the organization of the text. "

Le document juridique était difficile à lire car les alinéas marquant les sous-clauses étaient appliqués de manière incohérente, ce qui rendait difficile de suivre l'organisation du texte.