encyclopédique

encyclopédique
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. encyclopedic
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
La bibliothécaire a conseillé à l'élève d'appuyer ses recherches sur des sources encyclopédiques plutôt que sur des vidéos en ligne.The librarian advised the student to base his research on encyclopedic sources rather than online videos.
b. encyclopaedic
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Cet article sur les aurores boréales est très instructif, mais son langage est trop encyclopédique pour son public.This article about the northern lights is highly informative, but its language is too encyclopaedic for its audience.
a. encyclopedic
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
À quatre ans, mon neveu a déjà des connaissances encyclopédiques sur les voitures.At four years old, my nephew already has encyclopedic knowledge about cars.
b. encyclopaedic
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Ma grand-mère a une mémoire encyclopédique qui lui permet de retracer tous les détails de notre généalogie.My grandmother has an encyclopaedic memory which allows her to recall every detail of our family's genealogy.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate encyclopédique using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Why use the FrenchDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get examples and pronunciations for millions of French words, English words, French phrases, and English phrases.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by a team of experienced English-to-French and French-to-English translators.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Learn by Example

Browse thousands of French-English example sentences throughout our dictionary.

CONNECT TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Express Yourself in French

Browse nuanced French-to-English and English-to-French translations and find the word you’re looking for.
Word of the Day
to predict