ESPRIT DE L'ESCALIER

Meaning of ESPRIT DE L'ESCALIER in English

or esprit d'escalier foreign term Etymology: French wit of the staircase ; repartee thought of only too late, on the way home

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

ESPRIT DE L'ESCALIER — foreign term or es·prit d'es·ca·lier -prē-des- Etymology: French : wit of the staircase : repartee thought of only too late, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ESPRIT DE L'ESCALIER — [es.prit de l'es.ca.lier] or es.prit d'es.ca.lier [F] foreign term : wit of the staircase: repartee thought of only too late, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ESPRIT DE L'ESCALIER — Pronunciation: es-pr ē d-les-kä-ly ā Variant: or es · prit d'es · ca · lier \ -pr ē -des- \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ESPRIT — n. sprightliness, wit. ø esprit de corps a feeling of devotion to and pride in the group one belongs to. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ESPRIT — n. sprightliness, wit. esprit de corps a feeling of devotion to and pride in the group one belongs to. esprit …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ESPRIT — n. sprightliness, wit. Phrases and idioms: esprit de corps a feeling of devotion to and pride in the group one …
Oxford English vocab
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
ESPRIT — esprite, genie
English interlingue dictionary
ESPRIT — noun Etymology: French, from Old French espirit, Latin spiritus spirit Date: 1573 vivacious cleverness or wit, ~ de corps
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
L — I. ˈel noun ( plural l's or ls ) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 12th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ESPRIT — ə̇ˈsprē, eˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Latin spiritus spirit, breath — more at spirit 1. archaic : …
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
L — (a.) Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an L beam, or L-beam.
Английский словарь Webster
ESPRIT — (n.) Spirit.
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
ESPRIT — ( n. ) Spirit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
L — /el/ , n. , pl. L's or Ls . Informal. an elevated railroad. /el/ , n. , pl. L's or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ESPRIT — /e spree"/ , n. sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence. [ 1585-95; spiritus SPIRIT ]
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.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ESPRIT — n. lively wit, sprightliness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
L — I. ˈel noun ( plural l's or ls ˈelz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ESPRIT — noun Etymology: French, from Old French espirit, Latin spiritus spirit Date: 1573 1. : vivacious cleverness or wit 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
L — add. ·noun an elevated road; as, to ride on the l. 2. l ·- as a numeral, l stands for …
Webster English vocab
ESPRIT — noun spirit.
Webster English vocab
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
L — ■ abbreviation 1》 left. 2》 (in horse racing) length(s). 3》 ( l. ) line. 4》 Chemistry liquid. 5》 litre(s). 6》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ESPRIT — [ ɛ'spri: ] ■ noun the quality of being lively or vivacious. Origin Fr., from L. spiritus 'spirit'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
L — L 1 (also l ) ■ noun ( plural Ls or L's ) 1》 the twelfth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
L- — [l-] prefix [ISV, fr. lev-] 1: levorotatory "l-tartaric acid" 2: having a similar configuration at a selected carbon atom to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
L — [l] abbreviation lady, lake, lambert, land, large, late, left, [L libra] pound; line, liquid, lira, lire, liter, little, low L …
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ESPRIT — [es.prit] n [F, fr. L spiritus spirit] (1591) 1: vivacious cleverness or wit 2: esprit de corps
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DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
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DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
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L — L, l BrE AmE el (= ell) ▷ Ls, l's, L's elz —Communications code name: Lima ˈliːm ə ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ESPRIT — esprit, E\~ BrE AmE e ˈspriː ɪ-, ə- —See also phrases with this word
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
L — / el; NAmE / noun , abbreviation , symbol ■ noun (also l ) [ C , U ] ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
L — I. L 1 BrE AmE , l /el/ ( plural L’s , l’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
L — n. (also l) (pl. Ls or L's) 1 the twelfth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) 50. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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
L — n. (also l) (pl. Ls or L's) 1 the twelfth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) 50. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
L — 1. n. (also l) (pl. Ls or L's) 1. the twelfth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) …
Oxford English vocab
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
L — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All organically grown, of course -- and all found at farmers markets throughout the L …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ESPRIT — de corps [noun] [U] [formal] - the feelings, such as pride and loyalty, shared by members of a group of …
Cambridge English vocab
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
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ESPRIT — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: SPIRIT 5, animation, brio, dash, élan, life, oomph, verve, vim, zing Related Words: acumen, acuteness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ESPRIT — noun 1. Synonyms: spirit 5, animation, brio, dash, élan, life, oomph, verve, vim, zing Related Word: acumen, acuteness, brains, brightness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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