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Detailed Translations for preface from English to French

preface:

preface [the ~] nomen

  1. the preface (prologue; introduction; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble)
    l'introduction; le prologue; la préface; l'avant-propos; le discours; l'allocution; l'élocution; le speech; la déclamation; l'exposé; la conférence

Translation Matrix for preface:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
allocution foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue address; speech
avant-propos foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue forewords; prefaces
conférence foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue conference; congress; consultation; declamation; deliver a lecture; delivery; dogma; essay; gathering; lecture; meeting; paper; project; reading; religious doctrine; seminar; speaking engagements; symposium; talks; tenet; turn to read; version
discours foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue address; deliver a lecture; lecture; oration; speaking engagements; speech
déclamation foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue bombast; declamation; declamatory art; delivery; discourses; empty rhetoric; lecture; ranting; speaking engagements
exposé foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue account; angle; aspect; attitude; city plan; commentary; conception; declamation; delivery; dogma; elucidation; essay; floor-plan; groundplan; idea; interpretation; lecture; legend; map; myth; narration; notion; opinion; outlook; paper; perspective; plan; point of view; project; reading; religious doctrine; report; site plan; sketch of the situation; stand; story; street map; synopses; tale; tenet; town-map; turn to read; version; view; vision; way of thinking
introduction foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue beginning; beginning of a letter; introduction; preamble
prologue foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue introduction; prelude; prolog; prologue
préface foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue
speech foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue
élocution foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; preamble; preface; prologue delivery; diction; lecture; presentation; speaking engagements
- foreword; prolusion
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- introduce; precede; premise
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
exposé clarified; cleared up; enlightened; explained; illuminated; illustrated; lit; made lighter; opened; opened up; unlocked

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Related Definitions for "preface":

  1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book1
  2. furnish with a preface or introduction1
    • He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution1

Wiktionary Translations for preface:

preface
noun
  1. Beginning or introductory portion coming before the main text of a document or book
verb
  1. to introduce a text
preface
noun
  1. (En particulier) Sorte d’avertissement explicatif qu’on met en tête d’un ouvrage.
  2. avant-propos, entrée en matière
  3. avant-propos que l’on mettre en tête d’un livre pour donner quelques indications nécessaires au lecteur ou pour le prévenir favorablement.