English-French translations for assimilation

• assimilation
  Il s'agit bien moins d'intégration que d'assimilation. This is not so much integration as assimilation.
  Cette mesure va mener à l'opposé de l'adaptation et de l'assimilation. It will lead to the opposite of adaptation and assimilation.
  Ce sur quoi nous devons être clairs c’est que cela ne signifie pas assimilation. What we should be clear about is that it does not mean assimilation.

Definition of assimilation

• The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated
• The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue
• The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
• The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture

Related words

• liaison
• mutation
• rendaku
• sandhi