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dormancy

Translations

dormancynoun
dormanceEn biologie et en géologie.
The seeds remained in dormancy until the spring rains arrived.
Les graines sont restées en dormance jusqu’à l’arrivée des pluies de printemps.
After several years of dormancy, the project was finally revived.
Après plusieurs années d’inactivité, le projet a finalement été relancé.
Additional translations
suspensionDans le contexte économique ou entrepreneurial.
Synonyms
hibernation
stillness
rest
suspension
quiescence
inactivity

Definitions

dormancynoun
The state of being inactive or in suspension; a temporary cessation of activity or progress.
After several years of dormancy, the project was finally revived.
A period in which a plant, animal, or other biological system temporarily halts growth or activity as an adaptation for survival.
The seeds remained in dormancy until the spring rains arrived.
A temporary cessation of activity in a business or economic context.
The company entered a phase of dormancy due to the economic downturn.
The condition of a volcano that is currently inactive but still capable of erupting.
The volcano had been in dormancy for centuries before its sudden eruption.
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