What does conception in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word conception in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use conception in French.

The word conception in French means conception, conception, design, idea, understanding, design, immaculate conception, ecodesign, eco-design, Immaculate Conception. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word conception

conception

nom féminin (fécondation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chez les animaux, la conception est la fusion d'un gamète mâle et d'un gamète femelle.
Conception in animals occurs through the fusion of a male gamete and a female gamete.

conception

nom féminin (origine) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dès sa conception, l'embryon est sexuellement déterminé.
The sex of the embryo is determined from the moment of its conception.

design

nom féminin (élaboration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dix architectes ont travaillé à la conception de ce stade.
Ten architects worked on the the design of this stadium.

idea

nom féminin (opinion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nos conceptions politiques et sociales diffèrent.
Our political and social ideas differ.

understanding

nom féminin (littéraire (aptitude à comprendre [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est vrai que cela dépasse un peu la conception humaine.
It's true that this goes a bit beyond human understanding.

design

nom féminin (informatique (conception assistée par ordinateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La conception assistée par ordinateur nous aide dans notre travail.
Computer assisted design helps us in our work.

immaculate conception

nom féminin (thèse sur la fécondation de la Vierge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ecodesign, eco-design

nom féminin (conception respectueuse de l'environnement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce nouveau produit est issu de l'éco-conception.

Immaculate Conception

nom propre féminin (dogme catholique romain) (Religion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Immaculée Conception est fêtée le 8 décembre.

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