- a posteriori
- a posteriori° [apɔsteʀjɔʀi]adverbial phraseadjectival phraseafter the event• il est facile, a posteriori, de dire que ... it is easy enough, with hindsight, to say that ...* * *apɔsteʀjɔʀi
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locution adjective invariable [connaissances] inductive
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locution adverbiale [se justifier, décider] after the eventa posteriori, il semblerait que — with hindsight, it would appear that
* * *apɔsteʀjɔʀi advafter the eventa posteriori, ... — experience shows that ...
* * *a posterioriA loc adj inv [connaissances] inductive.B loc adv [se justifier, décider] after the event; a posteriori, il semblerait que with hindsight, it would appear that.[apɔsterjɔri] adjectif invariablea posteriori————————[apɔsterjɔri] locution adverbialeafterwardsil est facile de juger a posteriori it's easy to be wise after the event
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.