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Detailed Translations for maxim from English to French

maxim:

maxim [the ~] nom

  1. the maxim (saying; aphorism)
    l'expression; l'aphorisme; la maxime
  2. the maxim (motto; parole)
    la devise; l'exergue
  3. the maxim (slogan; motto)
    la devise; le slogan; le maxime; le principe
  4. the maxim (aphorism)
    l'aphorisme
  5. the maxim (axiom; dogma; fundamental property; precept; tenet)
    l'axiome; le principe; la maxime
  6. the maxim (basic rule; principle; rule; rule of life)
  7. the maxim (main proposition; principle; precept; central argument)
    la devise; le principe; la maxime; l'axiome; la règle fondamentale; la position principale

Translation Matrix for maxim:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aphorisme aphorism; maxim; saying rhetorical expression; saying
axiome axiom; central argument; dogma; fundamental property; main proposition; maxim; precept; principle; tenet article of faith; basic rule; basic thought; basis; dogma; fundamental idea; initial concept; principle; rule of life
devise central argument; main proposition; maxim; motto; parole; precept; principle; slogan assignment; battle cry; command; cue; device; election-cry; foreign currency; instruction; motto; order; parole; password; promotion line; shibboleth; slogan; war cry; whoop; yell
exergue maxim; motto; parole device; slogan
expression aphorism; maxim; saying expression; facial expression; formulation; idiom; look; meaning; phrase; phrasing; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase; utterance; vocabulary; wording
maxime aphorism; axiom; central argument; dogma; fundamental property; main proposition; maxim; motto; precept; principle; saying; slogan; tenet
position principale central argument; main proposition; maxim; precept; principle
principe axiom; basic rule; central argument; dogma; fundamental property; main proposition; maxim; motto; precept; principle; rule; rule of life; slogan; tenet article of faith; basic assumption; basic principle; basis; chief principle; dogma; fundamental idea; fundamental principle; ideology; main principle; mode of life; rule of life; starting point; tenet
principe de base basic rule; maxim; principle; rule; rule of life basic principle; basic rule; basic thought; basis; dogma; fundamental idea; initial concept; main principle; principle; rule of life; tenet
règle fondamentale basic rule; central argument; main proposition; maxim; precept; principle; rule; rule of life article of faith; dogma
slogan maxim; motto; slogan battle cry; device; election-cry; promotion line; slogan; tag line; war cry; whoop; yell
- axiom
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principe principle
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- word of wisdom

Related Words for "maxim":

  • maxims

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Related Definitions for "maxim":

  1. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits1

Wiktionary Translations for maxim:

maxim
noun
  1. moral precept
maxim
noun
  1. Mot ou phrase qui a pris la forme d'une référence a l'expérience, au savoir des anciens.
  2. Proposition générale de principe, de fondement, de règle
  3. apophtegme, maxime, opinion exprimée d’une manière dogmatique.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
maxim maxime Maxime — Einstellung, Motto, Regel, wonach man sein Verhalten ausrichtet

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