BRISE-SOLEIL

Meaning of BRISE-SOLEIL in English

/breez"soh lay"/ , n.

a screen, usually louvered, placed on the outside of a building to shield the windows from direct sunlight.

[ 1940-45; brise 3d sing. pres. of briser to break; soleil sun) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BRISE-SOLEIL — (French: "breaks the sun") Sun baffle of vertical or horizontal louvers outside the windows or extending over the entire surface …
Английский словарь Британика
BRISE-SOLEIL — |brēzsō|lā noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from brise (as in brise-bise) + soleil sun, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin soliculus, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRISE-SOLEIL — sun baffle outside the windows or extending over the entire surface of a building's facade. Many traditional methods exist for …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRISE-SOLEIL — (French: "breaks the sun") Sun baffle of vertical or horizontal louvers outside the windows or extending over the entire surface …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BRISE-SOLEIL — солнцезащитное устройство; солнцезащитные козырьки (на здании)
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SOLEIL — I. (ˈ)sō|lā adjective Etymology: French, sun, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin soliculus, diminutive of Latin sol sun — more at solar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRISÉ — (ˈ)brē|zā noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from brisé, past participle of briser to break — more at brisance : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRISÉ — /bree zay"/ ; Fr. /brddee zay"/ , n. , pl. brisés /-zayz"/ ; Fr. /-zay"/ . a ballet movement in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRISÉ — [ 'bri:zeɪ ] ■ noun Ballet a jump in which the dancer sweeps one leg into the air to the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL SAND BUSTER — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL SPF + COLOR — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL ORANGE GELEE — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL MEGA TAN — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL LONG LASTING SUNFILTER — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL LONG LASTING SUNBLOCK — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL LONG LASTING SPORT SUNBLOCK — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL LONG LASTING FOR KIDS — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL ALL DAY SUNFILTER — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL ALL DAY SUNBLOCK — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
BAIN DE SOLEIL ALL DAY FOR KIDS — USP DI - Sunscreen Agents (Topical)
Drug information English vocab
UNITÉ D'HABITATION — Residential block (18 stories high) in Marseille, France, that expressed Le Corbusier 's ideal of urban family lodging. Completed in …
Английский словарь Британика
ORIEL — Bay window in an upper story, supported from below by projecting Usually semihexagonal or rectangular in plan, oriels first became …
Английский словарь Британика
BLIND — I. ˈblīnd adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUNSHADE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a shield or baffle, that deflects or redirects the sun's rays: as a. : parasol b. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUNBREAK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a breaking forth of the sun at sunrise ; also : sunburst 2. or sunbreaker ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOUVER — noun or lou·vre ˈlüvə(r) ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lover, from Middle French lovier 1. a. : a roof …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRISÉ VOLÉ — (ˌ)brēˌzāvōˈlā noun ( plural brisés volés -zāvōˈlā(z)) Etymology: French, literally, flown brisé : a briséperformed with each leg alternately and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRISE-BISE — ˈbrēzˌbēz noun Etymology: French, literally, windbreaker, from briser to break + bise north wind — more at bise : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EN SOLEIL — /ahn saw lay"/ , Heraldry. (of a charge) surrounded by rays, as of the sun: a white rose en soleil. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRISE-BISE — /breez"beez'/ , n. a short curtain, often of lace, hung on the lower section of a window. [ 1910-15; brise …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUGGLES-BRISE, SIR EVELYN (JOHN) — born , Dec. 6, 1857, Finchingfield, Essex, Eng. died Aug. 18, 1935, Peaslake, Surrey prison reformer who was instrumental in …
Britannica English vocabulary
PUFF — (of air) soffle, brise, puss: (powder ~) pudre-quast; (advert.) boniment; v. (breathe hard) anhelar; (overpraise) laudachar. TO ~ ONESELF UP: …
English interlingue dictionary
BREEZE — brise
English interlingue dictionary
SULLY PRUDHOMME — orig. René-François-Armand Prudhomme born March 16, 1839, Paris, France died Sept. 7, 1907, Châtenay French poet. Inspired at first by …
Английский словарь Британика
CIRCUS — Entertainment or spectacle featuring animal acts and human feats of daring. The modern circus was founded in England in 1768 …
Английский словарь Британика
CÉSAIRE, AIMÉ (-FERNAND) — born June 25, 1913, Basse-Pointe, Mart. Martinican poet and playwright. Educated in Paris, Césaire returned to Martinique to be elected …
Английский словарь Британика
BOULEZ, PIERRE — born March 26, 1925, Montbrison, France French composer and conductor. Originally a student of mathematics, he later studied with the …
Английский словарь Британика
BREEZE — I. noun or breeze fly ˈbrēz ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English breese, brese, from Old English brēosa, brīosa dialect …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUNSTROKE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of French coup de soleil : heatstroke caused by direct exposure to the sun
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAMBOGÉ — |kambō|zhā noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : pierced concrete block used to make brise-soleils in Latin-American architecture achieve …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUNSTROKE — (n.) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration …
Английский словарь Webster
SUNSTROKE — ( n. ) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BREEZE — breeze 1 — breezeless , adj. — breezelike , adj. /breez/ , n. , v. , breezed, breezing . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUNSTROKE — noun any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration …
Webster English vocab
CHAISE LONGUE — ( (French: long chair), ) plural Chaise Longues, a long seat for reclining on. Developed in the 18th century, it …
Britannica English vocabulary
PATERSON, SIR ALEXANDER (HENRY) — born Nov. 20, 1884, Bowden, Cheshire, Eng. died Nov. 7, 1947, London penologist who modified the progressive Borstal system of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAYROL, JEAN — born June 6, 1911, Bordeaux, France in full Jean-raphal-marie-nol Cayrol French poet, novelist, and essayist who stood at the frontiers …
Britannica English vocabulary
BREEZE — I. breeze 1 /briːz/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: brise , perhaps from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORIEL — n. Bay window in an upper story, supported from below by projecting corbels . Usually semihexagonal or rectangular in plan, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UNITÉ D'HABITATION — Residential block (18 stories high) in Marseille, France, that expressed Le Corbusier 's ideal of urban family lodging. Completed in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SULLY PRUDHOMME — orig. René-François-Armand Prudhomme born March 16, 1839, Paris, France died Sept. 7, 1907, Châtenay French poet. Inspired at first by …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BALLET — n. 25B6; noun . See lists. Ballet Steps and Positions arabesque glissade assemblé glissé attitude grand battement balancé grand batterie …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOVEBIRDS — I love lovebirds.It has been my experience that the peach-face lovebirds make the best pets. I have handfed both masked …
The Bird English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

← BRISE-BISE BRISINGAMEN→