What does en relief in French mean?

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

The word en relief in French means in relief, relief map, highlight, embossing, emphasizing, three-dimensional photography, model, scale model. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word en relief

in relief

locution adjectivale (non plat, en 3 D)

Ces plans en relief sont d'une grande précision.
These plans that are in relief are highly accurate.

relief map

nom féminin (représentation à trois dimensions)

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

highlight

locution verbale (mettre en avant, en exergue)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cet article met en relief les difficultés des pays en voie de développement.
This article highlights the difficulties of developing countries.

embossing

nom féminin (placement en perspective)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mise en relief de cette statue est très réussie.

emphasizing

nom féminin (figuré (mise en exergue)

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

three-dimensional photography

nom féminin (photographie stéréoscopique, en 3D)

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

model, scale model

nom masculin (plan en trois dimensions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'architecte présente un plan en relief de sa réalisation.

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