Translation of "culture" - English-French dictionary

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culture

noun /ˈkaltʃə/

› a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation

culture

the Jewish culture. › improvement of the mind etc by education etc

culture

He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture. › educated taste in art, literature, music etc

culture

He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture. › (a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.

culture

› the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.

élevage

cultural adjective ›

culturel

cultured adjective › (negative uncultured) well-educated.

cultivé

Translations of “culture”
in Arabic	ثَقافة, حَضارة…
in Korean	(사회) 문화, (예술) 문화…
in Malaysian	budaya, ilmu pengetahuan, kebudayaan…
in Turkish	kültür, toplum, sanat…
in Italian	cultura…
in Chinese (Traditional)	生活方式, 文化（尤指某一群體在某一時期普遍的風俗習慣和信仰）…
in Russian	культура, выращивание, разведение…
in Polish	kultura, hodowla…
in Vietnamese	văn hóa, sự tu dưỡng, văn minh…
in Spanish	cultura, cultivo…
in Portuguese	cultura…
in Thai	วัฒนธรรม, การพัฒนาจิตใจด้วยการศึกษา, รสนิยมในศิลปะ วรรณกรรม หรือดนตรี…
in German	die Kultur, die Bildung, die Zucht…
in Catalan	cultura…
in Japanese	（国や社会固有の）文化, （音楽、劇などの）文化…
in Indonesian	kebudayaan, peradaban, citarasa…
in Chinese (Simplified)	生活方式, 文化（尤指某一群体在某一时期普遍的风俗习惯和信仰）…

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