What does fixation in French mean?

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

The word fixation in French means fixing, fastening, binding, fixation, settlement, fixation abscess, fastening ring, securing ring, be fixated on , be obsessed with, be obsessed with , be obsessed by, nitrogen fixation, focal point, attachment point. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fixation

fixing, fastening

nom féminin (accrochage) (often plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sans fixation, la bibliothèque n'était pas stable.
Without fixings, the bookcase isn't stable.

binding

nom féminin (mécanisme) (skis, often plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Attends, je vérifie la fixation de mes skis.
Hang on; I need to check the bindings on my skis.

fixation

nom féminin (obsession)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faisait une fixation sur son ancien emploi.
He had a fixation on his former employee.

settlement

nom féminin (sédentarisation) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce peuple ne vit plus d'élevage et envisage la fixation progressive.
These people no longer make their living farming and envisage gradual settlement.

fixation abscess

nom masculin (vieilli (abcès provoqué artificiellement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour détecter une infection, on provoquait un abcès de fixation.

fastening ring, securing ring

nom masculin (anneau où attacher [qch]) (technical)

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

be fixated on , be obsessed with

locution verbale (penser toujours à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il fait une fixation sur la belle rousse qu'il a vue ce matin.

be obsessed with , be obsessed by

locution verbale (avoir en tête une idée fixe)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Vous faites une fixation sur les retards de trains.

nitrogen fixation

nom féminin (processus biochimique)

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

focal point

nom masculin (endroit où le regard s'arrête)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les affiches publicitaires cherchent à créer des points de fixation.

attachment point

nom masculin (point d'accroche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'y a que trois points de fixation pour cette étagère.

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