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tab·leau (tab′lō′, ta blō′)
noun pl. tableaux -·leaux′ (-lōz′, -blōz′) or tableaus -·leaus
- a striking, dramatic scene or picture
- tableau vivant
Etymology: Fr < OFr tablel, dim. of table: see table
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Converse of object
- construct: Let us now construct a tableau for our example.
Adjective modifier
- final: The show ends in a carefully composed final tableau which recalls the formal construction of the piece.
Modifies a noun
- vivant: Our entrance, picked up by sensors, has set off a tableau vivant.
Noun used with modifier
- nativity: He created a perfect baby... Actors move quietly to form a Nativity tableau.
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En effet, l'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs. In fact, history is nothing but a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
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