apophtegme

L'apophtegme attribué au roi résume sa pensée.
The pithy saying attributed to the king sums up his view.
Cette réplique est devenue un apophtegme célèbre.
That reply became a famous aphoristic saying.
Elle a noté cet apophtegme dans son carnet.
She wrote that memorable saying in her notebook.
Il ponctue son discours d'apophtegmes anciens.
He peppers his speech with ancient maxims.
Le recueil rassemble les apophtegmes de plusieurs philosophes.
The collection gathers the memorable sayings of several philosophers.

Parole simili

mot célèbre

maxime

sentence

aphorisme

Le recueil rassemble les apophtegmes de plusieurs philosophes.
The collection gathers the memorable sayings of several philosophers.
Cette réplique est devenue un apophtegme célèbre.
That reply became a famous aphoristic saying.
Il ponctue son discours d'apophtegmes anciens.
He peppers his speech with ancient maxims.
L'apophtegme attribué au roi résume sa pensée.
The pithy saying attributed to the king sums up his view.
Elle a noté cet apophtegme dans son carnet.
She wrote that memorable saying in her notebook.

maxime

aphorisme

sentence

mot célèbre

Dal greco apophthengesthai, «pronunciare una sentenza».

Che cos’è un apophtegme?

Un detto breve e memorabile.

È un lungo discorso?

No, è conciso.

Deve essere di una persona famosa?

Spesso lo è, ma non necessariamente.

Qual è il registro?

È colto o letterario.

Come si pronuncia?

Si pronuncia /apɔftɛɡm/.

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