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pregnancy

/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/

/ˈprɛɡ.nən.si/

Translations

pregnancynoun

pregnancies

She announced her pregnancy to her family during the holiday dinner.

Elle a annoncé sa grossesse à sa famille pendant le dîner de fête.

Additional translations

charge de sensLittéraire ; pour le sens figuré.

Synonyms

pregnancyadjective

/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/

/ˈprɛɡ.nən.si/

Attributive use of the noun before another noun (e.g., "pregnancy test"); non-gradable.

de grossesseEmploi attributif ; en français, on rend souvent cet adjectif par un complément du nom.

She bought a pregnancy test at the pharmacy.

Elle a acheté un test de grossesse à la pharmacie.

pregnancynoun

The condition or period of being pregnant, the state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the female body.

She announced her pregnancy to her family during the holiday dinner.

Figuratively, the quality of being full of meaning, significance, or implication.

There was a pregnancy in his pause that made everyone lean forward.

pregnancyadjective

Relating to or intended for use during pregnancy.

She bought a pregnancy test at the pharmacy.