Translation for "abstruse" to french

Abstruse

adjective

• abstrus
• abscons
• obscur

Translation examples

abstrus adjective

Give me the most abstruse cryptogram, the most intricate analysis and I am in my own proper atmosphere.
Face au cryptogramme Ie plus abstrus ou Ia plus complexe des analyses, je suis dans mon élément.

abscons adjective

An abstruse and technical vocabulary was being used to disguise what were mostly changes in staff costs after budgets had been approved.
On utilise un discours abscons et technique pour masquer des pratiques qui ne sont pour l'essentiel que des changements apportés aux dépenses de personnel après adoption du budget.

253. To that end the skills of journalists need to be strengthened to familiarize them with legal language, which is often criticized as abstruse.
253. Il faut pour cela renforcer les capacités des journalistes pour qu'ils se familiarisent avec le langage juridique taxé souvent d'abscons.

You read his stuff you think he's going to be so obscure and abstruse.
Quand on lit ses articles... on le voit obscur et abscons.

obscur adjective

I like it, but perhaps it's too abstruse.
Je l'apprécie, mais peut-être est-ce trop obscur.