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/sfɪərz/ /sfɪrz/

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Sphères

A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .

Examples :

"The gumball machine was filled with colorful spheres. "

La machine à boules de gomme était remplie de sphères colorées.

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Sphères, globes

A spherical physical object; a globe or ball.

Examples :

"The children played with colorful spheres in the park. "

Les enfants ont joué avec des sphères colorées dans le parc.

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Sphères, voûte céleste

The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.

Examples :

"Ancient astronomers believed the stars were fixed points of light embedded on distant, rotating spheres. "

Les astronomes de l'Antiquité croyaient que les étoiles étaient des points de lumière fixes incrustés sur des sphères lointaines et rotatives.

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Sphères célestes

Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres).

Examples :

"In ancient astronomy, scholars imagined the planets and stars as being embedded in transparent spheres that rotated around the Earth, creating celestial music as they turned. "

Dans l'astronomie ancienne, les savants imaginaient les planètes et les étoiles comme étant intégrées dans des sphères célestes transparentes qui tournaient autour de la Terre, créant une musique céleste en tournant.

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Sphère, domaine

An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.

Examples :

"Because her job was managing social media, Sarah's spheres included online marketing, customer engagement, and content creation. "

Son travail consistant à gérer les médias sociaux, les domaines de Sarah comprenaient le marketing en ligne, l'engagement client et la création de contenu.

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Domaine, sphère

The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain.

Examples :

"The teacher's sphere of influence extended beyond the classroom to the students' homes. "

La sphère d'influence du professeur s'étendait au-delà de la salle de classe, jusqu'aux foyers des élèves.

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Sphères

The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point .

Examples :

"The art project involved creating colorful spheres out of paper mache. "

Le projet artistique consistait à créer des sphères colorées en papier mâché.

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Domaine, sphères

The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied.

Examples :

"The teacher broadened the discussion to include the spheres of influence that technology has on both education and entertainment. "

Le professeur a élargi la discussion pour inclure les sphères d'influence que la technologie a sur l'éducation et le divertissement.

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Ensphérer, placer dans une sphère

To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.

Examples :

"The museum curator carefully sphered the fragile artifact in a protective glass case to preserve it. "

Le conservateur du musée a soigneusement ensphérisé le fragile artefact dans une vitrine protectrice pour le préserver.

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Arrondir, parfaire

To make round or spherical; to perfect.

Examples :

"The pottery class instructor helped the students sphere their clay creations, making them smooth and perfectly round. "

Le professeur de poterie a aidé les élèves à arrondir leurs créations en argile, les rendant lisses et parfaitement rondes.