English to French Meaning of climactic - culminante

Climactic :

culminante

Anticlimactic :: anticlimacticClimactic :: culminante

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Definitions of climactic in English

Adjective(1) consisting of or causing a climax

Examples of climactic in English

(1) The downside's that after such a climactic event, there's still an hour to go.(2) Some of the best moments in the film include Napoleon's climactic dance scene that wins Pedro the high school election.(3) The climactic action sequence is nothing like anything that occurred in the first weeks of the Normandy invasion.(4) To say whether she does would give away the details of a climactic scene which has to be seen to be believed.(5) The World Cup is one coherent drama with developing conflict, mounting tension and a climactic resolution.(6) The climactic event, however, consists of tying the captive condor by its feet onto the back of a bull.(7) The climactic scene in which the local Mafiosi close in on the inspector is bone chilling and unforgettable.(8) This turns out not to be a casual device but, in the climactic scene, intrinsic to the film.(9) And the final climactic emotional moment is cringe inducing rather than searingly moving.(10) The world champions were empty after a dramatic, climactic finish that meant the trophy was shared.(11) In another climactic event, Vronsky loses a horserace he is slated to win.(12) That said, it doesn't entirely work dramatically, and the play falters as it reaches its climactic final moments.(13) In one climactic scene, he is publicly and sadistically humiliated by the king.(14) The lead-in to the climactic scene is nothing compared to the original.(15) The fair's climactic event, the demolition derby, is drawing big crowds to the fairgrounds.(16) Troy is at its best in the climactic fight scene between Hector and Achilles, and its aftermath.

(1) steep cliff ::

falaise abrupte

(2) cliff-hanger ::

suspense

(3) sheer cliff ::

falaise abrupte

Synonyms

Adjective

1. final ::

final

2. ending ::

fin

3. closing ::

fermeture

5. ultimate ::

ultime

6. exciting ::

passionnant

9. riveting ::

rivetage

10. dramatic ::

dramatique

11. hair-raising ::

à faire dresser les cheveux

12. crucial ::

crucial

13. decisive ::

décisif

14. critical ::

critique

Different Forms

anticlimactic, climactic

Word Example from TV Shows

We've been building towards this CLIMACTIC encounter

Westworld Season 3, Episode 8

with a CLIMACTIC humorous twist.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 12

English to French Dictionary: climactic

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