portée

Definitions of portée
  1. noun
    the quality of being significant
    synonyms: importance
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    antonyms:
    banalité, insignifiance
    the quality of having little or no significance
    types:
    conséquence
    having important effects or influence
    type of:
    importance, intérêt
    the quality of being important and worthy of note
  2. noun
    the pervading meaning or tenor
    synonyms: signification
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    type of:
    ton
    the general meaning or substance of an utterance
  3. noun
    the limits within which something can be effective
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    types:
    à portée de voix
    the range within which a voice can be heard
    champ de vision
    the range of the eye
    type of:
    limite
    as far as something can go
  4. noun
    the intended meaning of a communication
    synonyms: sens
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    type of:
    signification
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
  5. noun
    (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
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    type of:
    notation musicale
    (music) notation used by musicians
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