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intensive

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/

Translations

intensiveadjective

more intensive

Comp.

most intensive

Super.

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intensifSe dit d’une activité, d’un travail ou d’une période menée avec une forte concentration d’efforts.

The course was intensive, covering a year's worth of material in just six weeks.

Le cours était intensif et couvrait une année de matière en seulement six semaines.

intensifEn agriculture, qualifie une production fortement concentrée en moyens et en intrants.

Intensive farming practices have increased crop yields but also raised environmental concerns.

Les pratiques agricoles intensives ont augmenté les rendements des cultures, mais ont aussi suscité des préoccupations environnementales.

Additional translations

intensifEn linguistique, se dit d’un élément qui renforce le sens d’un autre mot.

Synonyms

Antonyms

intensivenoun

intensives

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intensifEmploi courant pour désigner une formation ou un cours de courte durée, très concentré.

She enrolled in a weekend intensive to brush up her French.

Elle s’est inscrite à un intensif de week-end pour rafraîchir son français.

Additional translations

intensifEn linguistique, terme employé pour un mot ou un affixe qui renforce le sens d’un autre élément.

Synonyms

crash course

boot camp

short course

immersion

intensive course

concentrated course

workshop

training intensive

residential course

concentrated program

Definitions

intensiveadjective

Concentrated on a single area or subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous.

The course was intensive, covering a year's worth of material in just six weeks.

Involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time.

The intensive training program left the athletes exhausted but well-prepared for the competition.

Relating to a method of farming that aims to produce as much as possible, usually with the use of chemicals.

Intensive farming practices have increased crop yields but also raised environmental concerns.

Expressing emphasis or intensity; emphatic.

In the sentence "I myself will do it," the word "myself" is an intensive pronoun.

Requiring or consuming a large amount of something, such as energy, labor, or capital.

Steel manufacturing is an energy-intensive process.

intensivenoun

A short, highly focused period of study or training, often delivered as a single course.

She enrolled in a weekend intensive to brush up her French.

(Linguistics) A word, particle, or affix that intensifies the meaning of another word.

"Very" is a widely used English intensive.