climax

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Traduzioni

climaxnoun
climaxes
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stade climaciqueÉcologie.
The forest had reached its climax after centuries of growth.
La forêt avait atteint son stade climacique après des siècles de croissance.
point culminant
The story reached its climax in the final chapter.
L'histoire a atteint son point culminant dans le dernier chapitre.
orgasmeSens sexuel.
The couple reached climax together.
Le couple a atteint l'orgasme en même temps.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
apogéeSoutenu.
gradation ascendanteRhétorique.
Sinonimi
climaxverb
climaxed
Past Simple
climaxed
Past Participle
climaxing
Gerund
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porter à son paroxysme
The director climaxed the play with a dramatic final revelation.
Le metteur en scène a porté la pièce à son paroxysme avec une révélation finale dramatique.
The story climaxed with a thrilling chase scene.
L'histoire a culminé avec une scène de poursuite palpitante.
Sinonimi
reach the zenith
reach the summit
come to a head
top out
reach a high point
climaxadjective
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Used attributively before a noun to denote something pertaining to or occurring at a climax.
climaciqueÉcologie.
Ecologists study climax communities to understand long-term vegetation patterns.
Les écologues étudient les communautés climaciques pour comprendre les schémas de végétation à long terme.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
culminantEmploi général, attributif.

Definizioni

climaxnoun
The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
The story reached its climax when the hero faced the villain in a final showdown.
In ecology, the final stage of succession, remaining relatively unchanged until destroyed by an event such as fire or human interference.
The forest had reached its climax, with mature trees dominating the landscape.
The highest point of sexual excitement, characterized by strong feelings of pleasure and marked by ejaculation in males and orgasm in females.
The couple reached climax simultaneously, enhancing their intimate experience.
A rhetorical device in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance or emphasis.
In the famous climax "I came, I saw, I conquered," the impact builds with each clause.
climaxverb
To reach the most intense, exciting, or important point of something.
The story climaxed with a thrilling chase scene.
To bring (something) to a climax; to cause it to reach its most intense, exciting, or important point.
The director climaxed the play with a dramatic final revelation.
climaxadjective
Pertaining to, characteristic of, or occurring at a climax; final or culminating (used attributively).
Ecologists study climax communities to understand long-term vegetation patterns.