complex
US /kɑːmˈpleks/
UK /kɑːmˈpleks/
1.
complexe, compliqué
consisting of many different and connected parts
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The human brain is a highly complex organ.
Le cerveau humain est un organe très complexe.
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Solving this problem requires a complex approach.
Résoudre ce problème nécessite une approche complexe.
2.
difficile à comprendre, obscur
difficult to understand or analyze
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The instructions were too complex for me to follow.
Les instructions étaient trop complexes pour que je puisse les suivre.
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His motivations are quite complex.
Ses motivations sont assez complexes.
1.
complexe, ensemble
a group of similar buildings or facilities on one site
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The resort is a large complex with multiple pools and restaurants.
Le complexe est un grand ensemble avec plusieurs piscines et restaurants.
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They are building a new shopping complex downtown.
Ils construisent un nouveau complexe commercial en centre-ville.
2.
complexe, refoulement
a group of repressed feelings and memories that gives rise to abnormal behavior or mental states
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He has a complex about his height.
Il a un complexe concernant sa taille.
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She developed a guilt complex after the accident.
Elle a développé un complexe de culpabilité après l'accident.