French Conversation · Level 49
75 words
French word
élaboration
Pronunciation
IPA/elaboʁasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine noundevelopment
Example
Je participe à l'élaboration du plan.
I am participating in the development of the plan.
More examples
Nous devons commencer l'élaboration du budget cette semaine.
We have to begin preparing the budget this week.
Core concept
A working blueprint being shaped, organized, and brought to a finished form.
Common phrases
élaboration d'un plan
drafting a plan
élaboration du budget
preparing the budget
Similar words
création: The act of making something new or creating a work for the first time.
développement: The gradual process of turning an idea or plan into a concrete form.
préparation: The work of arranging what is needed for use or implementation.
rédaction: The process of shaping thoughts or information into a finished text.
Definition in French
Travail méthodique visant à concevoir, organiser et finaliser une proposition, un plan ou un texte.
Word origin
The noun élaboration is formed from élaborer with the suffix -ation, and élaborer continues Latin elaborare.
Usage tips
- Élaboration is feminine, so its usual indefinite article is une and its definite article is l' before the vowel.
Other meanings
- formulationnoun
- draftingnoun
Related words
- élaborerformulateverb
- élaborécarefully developedadjective
- réélaborationreworkingnoun