TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

FROTTAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2017-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

The paraphiliac practice of achieving sexual stimulation or orgasm by touching and rubbing against a person without the person's consent and usually in a public place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

[...] préférence pour les activités érotiques où l'individu frotte son pénis contre une personne inconnue et non consentante[, qui a] surtout lieu dans les endroits achalandés.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2017-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

The resulting image [of the rubbing technique].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Peinture (Arts)
DEF

Œuvre, surtout graphique, obtenue par [l'estampage].

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 1986-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

A technique employed by Max Ernst and other Surrealists to create a design.

CONT

Frottage is an adaptation by the Surrealists of the traditional method of making a rubbing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Peinture (Arts)
DEF

Procédé, mis au point en 1925 par Max Ernst, qui consiste à poser la feuille de papier sur la lame d'un plancher et à la frotter à la mine de plomb.

CONT

L'artiste a ensuite appliqué le frottage à d'autres objets.

Spanish

Save record 3

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: