fossilised

• Décrit ce qui est devenu figé, dépassé ou incapable d'évoluer, souvent utilisé au sens figuré pour des idées ou des systèmes.

Describes something that has become fixed, outdated, or unable to change, often used in a figurative sense for ideas or systems.

1. Set in rigid patternsC1formal

   Fixed in a conventional or unchangeable pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs.

   figé

   • His fossilised views on education prevented any innovation in the classroom.
   • The company's fossilised management style frustrated younger employees.
   • She tried to break free from the fossilised traditions of her family.

   Synonymesfixedfrozenhardenedimmovableinflexiblerigidsetstaticunchangingunyielding

   Antonymesadaptablechangeabledynamicflexiblefluidmalleableopenprogressive

2. Turned into a fossilB2formal

   Preserved in rock or mineral form from a past geological age.

   fossilisé

   • The fossilised remains of a dinosaur were discovered in the desert.
   • Fossilised shells can be found in limestone formations.
   • The museum displayed a fossilised tree trunk from millions of years ago.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus de transformation en fossile ou le fait de devenir figé, rigide ou obsolète.

A verb used to indicate the process of turning into a fossil or becoming fixed and outdated.

1. Convert to a fossilB2formalscientific

   To turn organic material into a fossil through natural processes over a long period.

   Transformer en fossile

   • The remains of the dinosaur fossilised over millions of years.
   • Wood can fossilise under the right conditions.
   • Scientists study how bones fossilise in different environments.

   Synonymesmineralizepetrify

2. Become mentally inflexibleC1informal

   To become fixed in one's ideas or habits, unable to adapt or change.

   Se fossiliser (au sens figuré)

   • He fossilised in his old-fashioned views and refused to learn new things.
   • Some managers fossilise and resist any changes in the workplace.
   • She worried that she would fossilise if she stayed in the same job for too long.

   Synonymeshardenossifypetrifyrigidifysetstagnate

   Antonymesadaptchangeevolvegrow