What does animation in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word animation in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use animation in French.

The word animation in French means life, heated, hustle and bustle, animation, organization, sales event, sales demonstration, 3D animation, team leadership, team leading, sports activities, youth centre, community centre, animation, entertainment staff, entertainment team, animated film, talk animatedly, speak animatedly, animation studio. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word animation

life

nom féminin (ambiance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre met de l'animation à ce dîner.
Pierre is adding a bit of life to this dinner party.

heated

nom féminin (exaltation)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ils poursuivent leur discussion avec animation.
They are continuing their heated discussion.

hustle and bustle

nom féminin (activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a beaucoup d'animation dans les rues en fin de journée.
There's a lot of hustle and bustle in the streets at the end of the day.

animation

nom féminin (film image par image)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il réalise des films d'animation.
He makes cartoons.

organization

nom féminin (gestion d'une activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est toujours Nathalie qui se charge de l'animation des réunions. L'animation de séminaires est son point fort.
The facilitation of seminars is one of her strong points.

sales event, sales demonstration

nom féminin (démonstration commerciale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a souvent des animations dans les hypermarchés.
There are often sales demonstrations in big supermarkets.

3D animation

nom féminin (technique d'animation en 3 dimensions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'animation 3D est également utilisée dans le milieu médical.

team leadership, team leading

nom féminin (management)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sports activities

nom féminin (activité, loisir physique)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

youth centre

nom masculin (structure d'accueil pour adolescents) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

community centre

nom masculin (maison socio-culturelle) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nombreux groupes culturels se retrouvent dans des centres d'animation.

animation

nom masculin (cinéma à base de dessins) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aujourd'hui, le cinéma d'animation est souvent réalisé en images de synthèse.

entertainment staff, entertainment team

nom féminin (personnel d'ambiance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

animated film

nom masculin (film animé sans acteurs) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

talk animatedly, speak animatedly

locution verbale (s'exprimer de vive voix)

Ils parlèrent avec animation de leurs vacances exotiques.

animation studio

nom masculin (société d'images animées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les studios d'animation produisent des dessins animés mais aussi les images de synthèse des films.

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