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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRICOLAGE

French: odd jobs, do-it-yourself.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRICOLAGE

bricolage  [ˈbrɪkəˌlɑːʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRICOLAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bricolage 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 BRICOLAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bricolage

Bricolage

In the practical arts and the fine arts, bricolage is the construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available, or a work created by such a process. The term bricolage has also been used in many other fields, including intellectual pursuits, education, computer software, and business.

Definition of bricolage in the English dictionary

The definition of bricolage in the dictionary is the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles. Other definition of bricolage is the deliberate creation of such an effect in certain modern developments.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRICOLAGE


arbitrage
ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒ
barrage
ˈbærɑːʒ
camouflage
ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ
collage
kəˈlɑːʒ
decoupage
ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ
dressage
ˈdrɛsɑːʒ
entourage
ˈɒntʊˌrɑːʒ
etage
eɪˈtɑːʒ
etalage
ˌeɪtæˈlɑːʒ
fuselage
ˈfjuːzɪˌlɑːʒ
garage
ˈɡærɑːʒ
massage
ˈmæsɑːʒ
mirage
mɪˈrɑːʒ
montage
mɒnˈtɑːʒ
moulage
muːˈlɑːʒ
paysage
ˌpeɪˈzɑːʒ
persiflage
ˈpɜːsɪˌflɑːʒ
plage
plɑːʒ
sabotage
ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ
sondage
sɒnˈdɑːʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRICOLAGE

brickfield
brickfielder
brickie
bricking
bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklike
brickmaker
brickmaking
brickor mortis
bricks and clicks
bricks and mortar
bricks-and-clicks
bricks-and-mortar
brickshaped
brickwork
brickworks
bricky
brickyard
bricole

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRICOLAGE

anlage
assemblage
cartilage
curtilage
fishing village
global village
Greenwich Village
haulage
holiday village
maquillage
milage
petrolage
pillage
scaffolage
silage
spillage
tillage
village
volage
Vorlage

Synonyms and antonyms of bricolage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bricolage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRICOLAGE

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

Translator English - Chinese

BRICOLAGE
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bricolage
570 millions of speakers

English

bricolage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

BRICOLAGE
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

BRICOLAGE
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бриколаж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bricolage
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bricolage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bricolage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bricolage
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bricolage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

器用仕事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

습격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bricolage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bricolage
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bricolage
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Bricolage
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bricolage
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bricolage
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

majstrować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бріколаж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bricolaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bricolage
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bricolage
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bricolage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bricolage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bricolage

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRICOLAGE»

The term «bricolage» is very widely used and occupies the 11.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRICOLAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bricolage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bricolage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRICOLAGE»

Discover the use of bricolage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bricolage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Development Through Bricolage: Rethinking Institutions for ...
This book disputes the model of development by design and argues that institutions are formed through the uneven patching together of old practices and accepted norms with new arrangements.
Frances Cleaver, 2012
2
A Bricolage of Narratives about Teaching College in Prison: ...
The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to explore and understand how a selected group of educators made meaning of their experiences teaching college courses in prison.
Susanna Belle Spaulding, 2008
3
Have Thine Own Way: Book 4 of the Goins Bricolage: a Saga of ...
In this volume Lamar Ainsley Goins, an inept, middleaged minister of the Gospel who despite himself achieves national and international success, is driven from the pulpit of The Temple of Holy Truth & World Outreach Center of Aschburgh by ...
Alexander Lawrence, 2010
4
The Savage Mind
Discusses the significance of totemism among primitive peoples and its interpretation by anthropologists and philosophies
Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1966
5
The Bricolage of Kotegaeshi
This volume of visionary poetry by an Oregon poet showcases his unique style of streaming periodicity combined with wide-ranging intellect.
Howard W. Robertson, 2007
6
1st Victory in Jesus: Book 2 of the Goins Bricolage: a Saga ...
1st VICTORY IN JESUS is the second volume of THE GOINS BRICOLAGE, a saga of Tecumseh and Stonewall Counties in the State of Indiana.
Lawrence Alexander Lawrence, Lawrence Garvey, 2010
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Doing Educational Research
Embracing Relationality, Multiplicity and Complexity Bricolage: The processes by which ... societies construct language and myth Claude Levis-Strauss (1966) The activity of borrowing from one's own textual heritage whatever is needed to ...
Kenneth George Tobin, Joe L. Kincheloe, 2006
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Using Bricolage to Dismantle the New Brunswick Visual Arts ...
These are possibilities for a more intertextual, interdisciplinary and transformative curriculum.
Zenon Fedory, 2005
9
Rigour and Complexity in Educational Research
This book is important reading for academics, researchers and students undertaking education and social science courses.
Kincheloe, 2004
10
Fashion and Landscape: A Bricolage Navigation
The bricolage map guides the research by elucidating linkages and divergences between formulated "fields": fold, metaphor, dialectical image, hapticity and event. Terrain vagues and fire escapes are site for accumulative interventions.
Lise Benningen, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRICOLAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bricolage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Local performers draw on travel experiences
Bricolage Production Company is off to the Without Walls Festival in San Diego, where it will restage and perform the company's immersive ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
2
There's Something About Braddock, Part 3
In addition, recent theater productions like those from Barebones and Bricolage are helping the economy by bringing people to Braddock. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Showcase Paducah Set for Saturday, July 18
Make sure to stop by the following businesses: Bricolage Art Collective, the Italian Grill on Broadway, MAKE Paducah, Relics, Southern Suds at ... «SurfKY News, Jul 15»
4
Pittsburgh CLO's GYPSY Opens 7/10
... as the Public, City Theatre, Quantum, Bricolage, PICT and The Rep, to name a few and in regional theatres such as Clarence Brown Theatre, ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
Sex Is Both Rude and Sweet in an Italian Modernist's Oeuvre
But Rama then moves to the more successful Bricolage series where she embedded readymade objects (like doll's eyes) into abstract images, ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
6
New Orleans school moves, 2015 edition + map
... Audubon Charter (lower grades), Mary Bethune Elementary, Bricolage Academy, George Washington Carver Preparatory Academy, Einstein ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
7
Understanding healthcare practices in superdiverse …
Understanding healthcare practices in superdiverse neighbourhoods and developing the concept of welfare bricolage: Protocol of a ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
8
Serpentine pavilion 2015: a rainbow wormhole ready to suck you …
... deploying them in a brilliant, bright bricolage. They've built a congress centre in Spain that stands like a crystalline meteorite in the landscape ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
Run River North
We have this fancy word, bricolage, that describes an artistic process by which available bits of inspiration are borrowed and re-contextualized ... «LA Downtown News Online, Jun 15»
10
There's Something About Braddock, Part 2
The Saints Tour project grew out of the evolutionary process of Bricolage -- which is all about creating a sense of involvement for an audience. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»

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