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shaping

/ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/

shapingnoun

shapings

Translations

façonnageAu sens de transformation d’une matière ou d’un objet par modelage.

The shaping of the clay into a vase required skill and patience.

Le façonnage de l’argile en vase demandait de l’habileté et de la patience.

formationAu sens d’influence sur le développement ou la construction d’une idée, d’une opinion ou d’un phénomène.

The shaping of public opinion is crucial during election campaigns.

La formation de l’opinion publique est cruciale pendant les campagnes électorales.

Additional translations

mise en formeS’emploie surtout pour une forme, une structure ou un matériau.

élaborationPlus naturel dans certains contextes abstraits.

Definitions

The process of forming or molding something into a particular shape or form.

The shaping of the clay into a vase required skill and patience.

The act of influencing or determining the development of something.

The shaping of public opinion is crucial during election campaigns.

Synonyms

shapinggerund / present participle

/ˈʃeɪ.pɪŋ/

Present participle of "shape" used attributively (e.g., "shaping forces").

Translations

structurantEmployé au sens de ce qui influence fortement la forme ou le développement de quelque chose.

Education is a shaping factor in a child's future.

L’éducation est un facteur structurant dans l’avenir d’un enfant.

Additional translations

formateurPlus fréquent dans certains contextes abstraits ou éducatifs.

Definitions

Serving to shape or influence the form, character, or development of something.

Education is a shaping factor in a child's future.

Synonyms

shapenoun

Definitions

The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

The shape of the mountain was visible against the evening sky.

A specific form or guise something takes.

The sculpture took the shape of a human figure.

A geometric figure such as a square, triangle, or rectangle.

The children learned about different shapes in their math class.

The condition or state of something, especially in terms of its physical fitness or appearance.

After months of training, she was finally in great shape.

A person or thing that is indistinctly perceived or outlined.

In the fog, a shadowy shape moved across the field.

shapeverb

shaping

ing-form

shaped

Past Simple

shaped

Past Participle

shaping

ing-form

/ʃeɪp/

Translations

façonner

The artist shaped the clay into a beautiful vase.

L'artiste a façonné l'argile en un beau vase.

Additional translations

modelerSurtout pour donner une forme plastique ou physique.

ajusterPour adapter quelque chose à une forme ou à des mesures précises.

Definitions

To give a particular form or shape to something.

The artist shaped the clay into a beautiful vase.

To influence or determine the nature of something.

Her experiences abroad helped shape her worldview.

To make something fit a particular form or condition.

The tailor shaped the suit to fit the customer's measurements.

Synonyms

shapeadjective

Definitions

Attributive: relating to or involving shape or form, especially as a defining characteristic of a compound noun.

Shape memory alloys can return to their original form after deformation.