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abstraction

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abstraction /BrE əbˈstrakʃ(ə)n , AmE æbˈstrækʃ(ə)n /
noun
1 (idea) idée f, abstraction f
to talk in abstractions parler de manière abstraite
2 (abstract quality) abstraction f
3 Art (tendency) abstraction f; (work) œuvre f
4 (vagueness) distraction f
an air of abstraction un air distrait
5 (of property, money) formal détournement m (from de)