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relation meaning in French

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relation [relations] (mathematics: set of ordered tuples, a Boolean function of two or more arguments)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ri.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

relation◼◼◼nom {f}Far from being but the object of their ambiguous relation, Mary was the subject of all John's attention. = Loin de n'être que l'objet de leur relation ambiguë, Mary était le sujet de toute l'attention de John.

relation [relations] (way in which two things may be associated)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ri.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

relation◼◼◼nomFar from being but the object of their ambiguous relation, Mary was the subject of all John's attention. = Loin de n'être que l'objet de leur relation ambiguë, Mary était le sujet de toute l'attention de John.

relation [relations] (member of one's family)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ri.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

parent◼◼◻nom {m}

parenté [collective]◼◼◻nom {f}He is my namesake, but no relation. = Il est mon homonyme, mais aucun lien de parenté.

parente◼◻◻nom {f}

parentèle [collective]◼◻◻nom {f}

parentage [collective]nom {m}

colloquialnom {f}

parentaille [collectivenom {f}

pejorative]nom {f}

relational (relating to, using, or being a method of organizing data in a database)
adjective
[UK: rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩əl]
[US: ri.ˈleɪʃ.n̩əl]

relationnel◼◼◼adjectif

relational adjective (adjective derived from a proper noun)
noun

adjectif relationnel◼◼◼nom {m}

relational database [relational databases] noun

base de données relationnelle◼◼◼nom

relational model (database model)
noun

modèle relationnel◼◼◼nom {m}

relationship [relationships] (kinship)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈleɪʃn.ʃɪp]
[US: ri.ˈleɪ.ʃən.ˌʃɪp]

relation◼◼◼nom {f}We have a relationship. = Nous entretenons une relation.

relationship [relationships] (romantic or sexual involvement)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈleɪʃn.ʃɪp]
[US: ri.ˈleɪ.ʃən.ˌʃɪp]

relation◼◼◼nom {f}We have a relationship. = Nous entretenons une relation.

relationship [relationships] (connection or association)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈleɪʃn.ʃɪp]
[US: ri.ˈleɪ.ʃən.ˌʃɪp]

rapport◼◼◼nom {m}I have a special relationship with my aunt. = J'ai un rapport spécial avec ma tante.

relationship anarchy (practice of forming relationships unbound by societal rules or categories)
noun

anarchie relationellenom {f}

autocorrelation [autocorrelations] (statistics, signal processing: the cross-correlation of a signal with itself)
noun

autocorrélation◼◼◼nom {f}

binary relation (order theory)
noun
[UK: ˈbaɪ.nə.ri rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈbaɪ.nə.ri ri.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

relation binaire◼◼◼nom {f}

correlation [correlations] (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒ.rə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌkɔː.rə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

corrélation◼◼◼nom {f}No correlation was found. = Aucune corrélation ne fut trouvée.

correlation [correlations] (measure of relationship)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒ.rə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌkɔː.rə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

corrélation◼◼◼nom {f}No correlation was found. = Aucune corrélation ne fut trouvée.

equivalence relation (binary relation)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈkwɪ.və.ləns rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ɪ.ˈkwɪ.və.ləns ri.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

relation d'équivalence◼◼◼nom {f}

in relation to (by comparison with, compared with)
preposition
[UK: ɪn rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩ tuː]
[US: ɪn ri.ˈleɪʃ.n̩ ˈtuː]

par rapport à◼◼◼preposition

industrial relations (relationship between management and workers)
noun

relations industrielles◼◼◼nom

international relations (study of relationships among countries)
noun

relations internationales◼◼◼nom {f pl}

interrelation [interrelations] (mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌɪn.tə.rɪ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

interrelation◼◼◼nom {f}

open relationship (the relationship with possible additional relationships)
noun

relation libre◼◼◼nom {f}

poor relation noun

parent pauvre◼◼◼nom {m}

public relations [public relations] (profession)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌ.blɪ.krɪ.ˈleɪ.ʃənz]
[US: ˈpʌ.blɪ.krɪ.ˈleɪ.ʃənz]

relations publiques◼◼◼nom {f pl}

PR◼◻◻nom {f pl}

RP◼◻◻nom {f pl}

race relations noun

relations inter-raciales◼◼◼nom {f pl}

sexual relation (behaviour of a sexual nature)
noun

relation sexuelle◼◼◼nom {f}