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impressionniste

French → English

noun//ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ.nist//

(art) Impressionist: a painter of the 19th-century movement characterized by capturing light and movement

Claude Monet est sans doute l'impressionniste le plus célèbre au monde.

(English) Claude Monet is undoubtedly the most famous Impressionist in the world.

Les impressionnistes préféraient peindre en plein air pour capturer les variations de la lumière.

(English) The Impressionists preferred painting outdoors to capture the variations of light.

adj//ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ.nist//

(metaphorical) Subjective: based on personal impressions, feelings, or non-rigorous intuition

Sa critique du film est purement impressionniste et manque d'arguments techniques.

(English) His film review is purely subjective and lacks technical arguments.

Il a une approche impressionniste de la gestion, se fiant souvent à son instinct.

(English) He has an impressionistic approach to management, often relying on his instinct.

Entry ID: fr:en:impressionniste · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary