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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRANLE

From Old French branler to shake, variant of brandir to brandish.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRANLE

branle  [ˈbrænəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRANLE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Branle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRANLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Branle

A branle (pronounced bran(ə)l)—also bransle, brangle, brawl, brawle, brall(e), braul(e), or (Scot.) brantle (OED)—or brainle—is a 16th-century French dance style which moves mainly from side to side, and is performed by couples in either a line or a circle. The word is derived from the French verb branler (to shake), possibly related to brander (to brandish). In Italy the branle became the brando, and in Spain the bran (Dolmetsch 1959,). Brando alta regina by Cesare Negri demonstrates how widely the French and Italian dances had diverged by the beginning of the 17th century. The Branle seems to have travelled to Scotland and survived for some time as the brail, but in England it was rarely danced, and of thousands of lute pieces from England only 18 were called branle, though one called "courant" is known from continental sources as a branle (Craig-McFeely 1994, chapter 2, note 22).

Definition of branle in the English dictionary

The definition of branle in the dictionary is an old French country dance performed in a linked circle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRANLE


annal
ˈænəl
backchannel
ˈbækˌtʃænəl
cannel
ˈkænəl
channel
ˈtʃænəl
co-channel
ˈkəʊˌtʃænəl
empanel
ɪmˈpænəl
fannel
ˈfænəl
flannel
ˈflænəl
impanel
ɪmˈpænəl
interchannel
ˌɪntəˈtʃænəl
multichannel
ˌmʌltɪˈtʃænəl
panel
ˈpænəl
rechannel
riːˈtʃænəl
repanel
riːˈpænəl
scrannel
ˈskrænəl
subpanel
ˈsʌbˌpænəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRANLE

brandy
brandy bottle
brandy butter
brandy snap
branfulness
brangle
branglings
brank
branks
brankursine
branky
branner
brannigan
branny
Branson
brant
brantail
Brantford
Branting
brantle

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRANLE

chambranle
dinnle
middle
on the whole
the good people
the people
title
toggle
triple
trouble
unable
unavailable
vale
valuable
variable
vehicle
visible
while
whole
wholesale

Synonyms and antonyms of branle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «branle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRANLE

Find out the translation of branle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of branle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «branle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

branle
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

branle
570 millions of speakers

English

branle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

branle
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

branle
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бранль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

branle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

branle
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

branle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Branle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

branle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

branle
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

branle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Branle
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

branle
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

branle
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काचपात्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

branle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

branle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

branle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бранль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

branle
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

branle
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

branle
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

BRANLE
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

branle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of branle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRANLE»

The term «branle» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.508 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRANLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about branle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRANLE»

Discover the use of branle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to branle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Music from the Age of Shakespeare: A Cultural History
The Branle Elizabethans danced the Branle (Bransle, Brawle, or Brawl) during the entire Elizabethan era. Although most Branle music was in three groups of two notes each, it was sometimes written in two groups of three notes each instead.
Suzanne Lord, David Brinkman, 2003
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Dance and Instrumental Diferencias in Spain During the 17th ...
... for, according to the archival lists of her household, in the years 1560 and 1567 her maestro de ensenar a danzar was one Diego Hernandez.56 As noted above, the branle was one of the French dance-types performed at the Spanish court.
Maurice Esses, 1992
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Renaissance dances: for dancers young and old : with ...
France 14 BRANLES: 16 Branle Double 17 4 Ronde Arr. Tielman Susato, 1551 18 BRANLE SIMPLE: 20 5 Branle Simple in A Minor Thoinot Arbeau, 1589 21 6 Branle Simple II Arr. Pierre Attaignant, 1 547 24 BRANLE GAI: 26 7 Branle Gail ...
‎2000
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F.F. Publications: Northern series ...
Nu skildres en Række livlige Branleformer som »branle gaye, »branle de Bourgoigne:, »branle du hault Barrois: o. s. v. De to førstnævnte er de enkleste. _ Medens »branle de Bourgoigne: rytmisk staar »branle double: nærmest, maa » branle ...
Folklore Fellows, 1908
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A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth-Century Music
All of the branles in Instruction pour dancer presumably were set to music in Praetorius's Terpsichore, and one branle suite (Les quatre branles de Loraine) is even mentioned as being danced “at court.” After de Lauze, whose descriptions are ...
Jeffery Kite-Powell, Stewart Carter, 2011
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Guitar Music of the 16Th Century
GAILLARDE LA PERONNELLE (The Talkative Galliard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 12. BRANLE SIMPLE. N'AUREZ VOUS POINT DE MOY PITIË (Don't Have Pity on Me-Simple Branle) . . . . . . . . 72 13. BRANLE GAY .
Keith Calmes, 2010
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The History of Keyboard Music to 1700
Structurally and stylistically they should be counted as branles or as a pavane and a branle. This is another example of the use of an earlier name for a new dance, (cf.p.236). The branle existed in a large number of subspecies, which probably ...
Willi Apel, 1997
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History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach
fl The common branle was in duple time, a smooth, sedate dance that everyone, young and old, danced. fl fl de livelier Young Poitou. married branle, such couples as Branle danced Gai a or single Branle or hopping movements. The liveliest ...
Gayle Kassing, 2007
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The Carole: A Study of a Medieval Dance
Bédier gives an approximation of the foregoing description of what he calls 'cette sorte de branle' (this kind of branle).35 Paris, in addition to comparing the Carole to a dance of the Faeroe Islands, also finds a close similarity with dances in the ...
Robert Mullally, 2011
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Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and ...
"Brandir, brèn-dlr, v. a. to brandish. Brandir ил enevron sur la panne, to fasten a rafter on abeam. Brandon, brèti-do«, s. m. wisp of straw lighted ; flake of fire. Le brandon de cupidon, the torch of love. Branlant, te, adj. shaking, wagging. Branle  ...
Abel Boyer, William Bentley Fowle, 1827

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRANLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term branle is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 ways the State Fair inspired a symphony composer
It also riffs on a French Renaissance dance called the "Branle de Bourgogne" — not to be confused with Julia Child's boeuf bourguignon. «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
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"Croissance réelle et chantiers fantômes en Inde"
Mais la banque est lente à se mettre en branle, en partie parce que les gouvernements du Brésil et de la Russie ont d'autres priorités. Tokyo a ... «Le nouvel Economiste, Jul 15»
3
Je suis Camerounais, je suis chauffeur de taxi :: CAMEROON
En effet, lorsqu'on signale sa destination à un chauffeur de taxi yaoundéen, sans le savoir, on met en branle tout une mécanique de calcul ... «camer.be, Jun 15»
4
The Whispers : on sait déjà comment ça finit
Ancien amant de Claire, sa fille Minx (Kylie Rogers) aussi est sous l'emprise de cette voix. Ainsi, une véritable petite armée se met en branle. «TVQC, Jun 15»
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Une nouvelle saison de Mirador à Séries+
Le tournage des six épisodes se mettra en branle en août pour une diffusion au cours de 2016. Les deux premières saisons avaient été ... «LaPresse.ca, Jun 15»
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La presse gabonaise lue par l'Agitateur : Eyeghe Ndong et …
Les patriotes observent en silence, la mémoire en branle.", note La Loupe. "Qu'en sera-t-il à l'heure d'aborder les virages déterminants lorsque ... «Gabon Eco, Jun 15»
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Hôtel-Dieu de Montmagny : l'urgence fermée jusqu'à nouvel ordre
Clarisse Guichard est employée de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montmagny, raconte le branle-bas lors de l'évacuation. « C'est épouvantable, c'est ... «Radio-Canada, Jun 15»
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Bombardier: succès d'estime, zéro commande
Comme troisième objectif, Bombardier voulait mettre en branle une importante campagne sur ses trois familles d'avions commerciaux, ... «LaPresse.ca, Jun 15»
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Cameroun:Les hold-up électoraux du Rdpc :: CAMEROON
... circonstance aggravante et contraindre les mécanismes de la justice à se mettre rapidement et automatiquement en branle. Il n'en a rien été. «camer.be, Jun 15»
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Alouettes: une dernière occasion de se faire valoir
Même s'il a fini ses trois dernières saisons blessé, Whitaker devrait être le demi offensif partant lorsque la saison se mettra en branle. Et parce ... «LaPresse.ca, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Branle [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/branle>. Apr 2024 ».
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