JEU DE MOTS

Meaning of JEU DE MOTS in English

Pronunciation: zhd-m ō , zh-d ə -

Function: foreign term

Etymology: F

: play on words : pun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

JEU DE MOTS — foreign term Etymology: French play on words ; pun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JEU DE MOTS — /zhuedeu moh"/ , pl. jeux de mots /zhuedeu moh"/ . French. a pun. [ lit., play of words ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JEU DE MOTS — foreign term Etymology: French : play on words : pun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JEU DE MOTS — [jeu de mots] [F] foreign term : play on words: pun
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JEU DE MOTS — (французское) игра слов, каламбур
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JEU DE MOTS — фр. игра слов, каламбур
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JEU DE MOTS — фр. игра слов, каламбур
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JEU DE MOTS — фр. игра слов, каламбур
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JEU DE MOTS — (французское) игра слов, каламбур
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DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTS — plural of mot
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JEU — ˈzh]ə, ]ər(.), ]ə̄, F ]œ̅ noun ( plural jeux ]ə(z), ]ərz, ]ər(.), ]ə̄(z), ]œ̅\) Etymology: French, from Latin jocus joke, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JEU — /zhue/ , n. , pl. jeux /zhue/ . French. a game.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
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DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
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DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
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DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
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DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
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DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
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DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DE — rigueur [adjective] [after verb] - demanded by fashion, custom, etc.At the place where I work, smart suits are de rigueur …
Cambridge English vocab
DE — prep. or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTS — toms most
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DE — Germany (Deutschland; Internet top level domain) For more possible definitions for DE , click here ©1988-2002, All Rights Reserved, AcronymFinder.com
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DE- — прист. 1) образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением 'производить действие, обратное тому, которое обозначено производной основой' to vitalize …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — De
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DE — de facto лат. на деле, фактически, де-факто (противоп. de jure); the government de facto находящееся у власти правительство facto: facto: …
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DE — , dɪ , de _pref. 1> указывает на: а> отделение, лишение: defrock лишать духовного сана; degas дегазировать; б> плохое качество, …
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DE- — , dɪ- , de- прист. 1) ( образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением "производить действие, обратное тому, которое …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DE- — прист. 1) образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением 'производить действие, обратное тому, которое обозначено производной основой' to vitalize …
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DE — de facto лат. на деле, фактически, де-факто (противоп. de jure); the government de facto находящееся у власти правительство facto: facto: …
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VIEUX JEU — foreign term Etymology: French old game ; old hat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JEU D'ESPRIT — noun (plural jeux d'esprit) Etymology: French, literally, play of the mind Date: 1712 a witty comment or composition
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLEIN JEU — ˈplaⁿ- noun Usage: often capitalized P&J Etymology: French, literally, full play : a mixture stop in a pipe organ including …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JEU D'ESPRIT — ˌ ̷ ̷də̇ˈsprē noun ( plural jeux d'esprit ) Etymology: French, literally, play of the mind : a play or piece of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAND JEU — gräⁿ ˈzhē, -ˈzhə, -ˈzhər, F gräⁿzhœ̅ adverb (or adjective) Etymology: French, literally, grand play : full organ
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JEU D'ESPRIT — () A witticism.
Английский словарь Webster
JEU D'ESPRIT — A witticism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JEU D'ESPRIT — /zhue des prddee"/ , pl. jeux d'esprit /zhue des prddee"/ . French. 1. a witticism. 2. a literary work showing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VIEUX JEU — foreign term Etymology: French : old game : old hat
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIEUX JEU — [vieux jeu] [F] foreign term : old game: old hat
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JEU D'ESPRIT — [jeu d'es.prit] n, pl jeux d'esprit [F, lit., play of the mind] (1712): a witty comment or composition
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JEU D'ESPRIT — jeu d'esprit, jeux d'esprit BrE AmE ˌʒɜː de ˈspriː AmE ˌʒuː- —French [ ʒø dɛs pʁi \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOT JUSTE — noun (plural mots justes) Etymology: French Date: 1912 the exactly right word or phrasing
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JEW — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ju, jeu, from Latin Judaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhī, from Yĕhūdhāh Judah, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BON MOT — noun (plural bons mots or ~s) Etymology: French, literally, good word Date: circa 1730 a clever remark ; witticism
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTET — Latin choral composition, generally in one movement. Its origins are in the 13th century, when words (French mots ) began …
Английский словарь Британика
MOT — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, word, saying, from Latin muttum grunt — more at motto 1. obsolete …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JEWEL — I. ˈjü]əl, ˈju̇] also ]l, chiefly Brit ](ˌ)il noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English juel, jowel, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JEW — I. ˈjü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English Gyu, Jewe, Jew, from Old French gyu, jeu, jué, juef, from …
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JEOPARDY — I. -_dē, -_di noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English jupartie, jeopartie, jeopardie, from Anglo-French juparti, jeu parti, from Old …
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DAMS — I. plural of dam present third singular of dam II. ˈdamz noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: alteration of …
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