JEU D'ESPRIT

Meaning of JEU D'ESPRIT in English

[ Fr. ] Joke, jest, quirk, quip, crank, sally, witticism, mot .

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012

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
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
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
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
JEU D'ESPRIT — noun ( plural jeux d'esprit same ) Etymology: French, literally, play of the mind Date: 1712 : a witty comment …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JEU D'ESPRIT — a witticism.
Webster English vocab
JEU D'ESPRIT — Pronunciation: zh-des- ' pr ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural jeux d'esprit \ same \ Etymology: F, literally, play of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
JEU D'ESPRIT — [ ʒə: dɛ'spri: ] ■ noun ( plural jeux d'esprit pronunciation same) a light-hearted display of wit. Origin Fr., lit. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JEU D'ESPRIT — n. (pl. jeux d'esprit pronunc. same) a witty or humorous (usu. literary) trifle. [F, = game of the spirit]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JEU D'ESPRIT — n. (pl. jeux d'esprit pronunc. same) a witty or humorous (usu. literary) trifle. [ F, = game of the spirit …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JEU D'ESPRIT — n. (pl. jeux d'esprit pronunc. same) a witty or humorous (usu. literary) trifle. Etymology: F, game of the spirit
Oxford English vocab
JEU D'ESPRIT — (французское) острота, остроумное замечание
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JEU D'ESPRIT — фр. острота, остроумное замечание
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JEU D'ESPRIT — фр. острота, остроумное замечание
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
JEU D'ESPRIT — фр. острота, остроумное замечание
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JEU D'ESPRIT — острота
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
JEU D'ESPRIT — острота
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
JEU D'ESPRIT — (французское) острота, остроумное замечание
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
D — I. ˈdē noun ( plural d's or ds ˈdēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the fourth letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-D — I. abbreviation -ed I — used especially in standard abbreviations of the past and past participle forms of certain verbs …
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
ESPRIT — ə̇ˈsprē, eˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Latin spiritus spirit, breath — more at spirit 1. archaic : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'D — (ə)d verb Etymology: contraction of had, would, did 1. : had they' d gone 2. a. : would I he' …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
D' — “dʸy” is d(ə)y or y or j in sense 1, j in sense 2 verb Etymology: by contraction 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ESPRIT — (n.) Spirit.
Английский словарь Webster
ESPRIT — ( n. ) Spirit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JEU — /zhue/ , n. , pl. jeux /zhue/ . French. a game.
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
'D — 1. contraction of had: I was glad they'd gone. 2. contraction of did: Where'd they go? 3. contraction of should …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
D' — d' 1 prep. 1. de (used in French names as an elided form of de ): Charles Louis d'Albert. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ESPRIT — n. lively wit, sprightliness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
D — I. ˈdē noun ( plural d's or ds ˈdēz) 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
ESPRIT — noun spirit.
Webster English vocab
D — as a numeral d stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even …
Webster English vocab
ESPRIT — [ ɛ'spri: ] ■ noun the quality of being lively or vivacious. Origin Fr., from L. spiritus 'spirit'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
D — D 1 (also d ) ■ noun ( plural Ds or D's ) 1》 the fourth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ESPRIT — [es.prit] n [F, fr. L spiritus spirit] (1591) 1: vivacious cleverness or wit 2: esprit de corps
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ESPRIT — esprit, E\~ BrE AmE e ˈspriː ɪ-, ə- —See also phrases with this word
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-'D — -'d BrE AmE d —This contracted form of had and would is used only after words (usually pronouns) ending in …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
D' — d' BrE d —This contracted form of do is found principally in d'you djuː, ⇨dʒuː, dʒə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
D — D, d BrE AmE diː ▷ D's, d's, Ds diːz —Communications code name: Delta
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
D — / diː; NAmE / noun , abbreviation , symbol ■ noun (also d ) [ C , U ] ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
D — d. ( also d British English ) 1 . the written abbreviation of died : John Keats d. 1821 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
D — D BrE AmE , d /diː/ ( plural D’s , d’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the fourth …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-'D — -'d /d/ 1 . the short form of ‘would’: I asked if she’d be willing to help. 2 . the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
D — 1. n. (also d) (pl. Ds or D's) 1. the fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 Mus. the second note …
Oxford English vocab
-’D — Pronounced /-d/ after a vowel sound and /-əd/ after a consonant sound. 1. -’d is a spoken form of ‘had’, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
D — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chargé d'affaires coup d'état D and C hors d'oeuvre maitre d' objet d'art R & …
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
ESPRIT
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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FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
ESPRIT — stripe ripest
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ESPRIT — European Strategic Program of Research and development in Information Technology
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