en plein air

  • 1plein-air — ● plein air nom masculin invariable Ensemble des activités sportives pratiquées dans un cadre scolaire en plein air, en particulier dans un stade ou dans un espace vert. ⇒PLEIN( )AIR, (PLEIN AIR, PLEIN AIR), subst. masc. A. Air pur du dehors;… …

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  • 2plein air — ⇒PLEIN( )AIR, (PLEIN AIR, PLEIN AIR), subst. masc. A. Air pur du dehors; espace, endroit situé à l extérieur. La fraîcheur soudaine du plein air le fit frissonner (CHÂTEAUBRIANT, Lourdines, 1911, p.74). Le préau peut être utilisé s il n est pas… …

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  • 3Plein Air (Ramón Casas) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Plenairismo. Plein Air Ramon Casas, 1890 Óleo sobre lienzo  Modern …

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  • 4plein-air — plein airism, plein airist, n. /playn air /; Fr. /ple nerdd /, adj. 1. pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid 19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light… …

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  • 5plein air —    , plein air    (plehn ayr) [French: open air] Used in reference to some French impressionist painters whose works depict scenes, people, and objects seen outdoors, especially in bright sunlight.    See also alfresco, en plein air.    It made… …

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  • 6plein-air — plein airism, plein airist, n. /playn air /; Fr. /ple nerdd /, adj. 1. pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid 19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light… …

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  • 7plein-air — [plān΄er′; ] Fr [ ple ner′] adj. [Fr, lit., open air] designating, of, or in the manner of certain schools of French impressionist painting of the late 19th cent., engaged mainly in representing observed effects of outdoor light and atmosphere… …

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  • 8plein-air — 1894, from French phrase en plein air, lit. in the open air. The style developed among French impressionists c.1870 …

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  • 9plein-air|ism — «PLAYN AIR ihz uhm», noun. the principles or methods of the plein air painters …

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  • 10plein-air|ist — «PLAYN AIR ihst», noun. an artist of the plein air school …

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