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One reason we lasted so long is that we usually played two people who were very much in love. As we were realistic actors, we became those two people. So we had a divertissement: I had an affair with him, and he with me.
Lynn Fontanne

Meaning of "divertissement" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIVERTISSEMENT

From French: entertainment.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVERTISSEMENT

divertissement  [dɪˈvɜːtɪsmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVERTISSEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Divertissement 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 DIVERTISSEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Divertissement

Divertissement is used, in a similar sense to the Italian 'divertimento', for a light piece of music for a small group of players, however the French term has additional meanings. During the 17th and 18th century, the term implied incidental aspects of an entertainment that might be inserted in an opera or ballet or other stage performance. In the operas produced by the Académie Royale de Musique, both tragédies lyriques and comédies lyriques, these 'divertissements' were sometimes linked to the main plot, or performed at the close of the performance. Special entertainments of a similar kind given between the acts of an opera were called 'intermèdes'. The term is also sometimes used for a ballet suite of loosely connected dances. One 20th-century example is Jacques Ibert's Divertissement. Jean Françaix named four of his compositions Divertissement: ▪ for string trio and piano ▪ for string trio and orchestra ▪ for bassoon and string quintet ▪ for oboe, clarinet and bassoon.

Definition of divertissement in the English dictionary

The first definition of divertissement in the dictionary is a brief entertainment or diversion, usually between the acts of a play. Other definition of divertissement is a fantasia on popular melodies; potpourri. Divertissement is also a piece or pieces written to be played during the intervals in a play, opera, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVERTISSEMENT


abasement
əˈbeɪsmənt
advertisement
ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt
advertizement
ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt
apprenticement
əˈprɛntɪsmənt
basement
ˈbeɪsmənt
casement
ˈkeɪsmənt
debasement
dɪˈbeɪsmənt
defacement
dɪˈfeɪsmənt
displacement
dɪsˈpleɪsmənt
effacement
ɪˈfeɪsmənt
emplacement
ɪmˈpleɪsmənt
encasement
ɪnˈkeɪsmənt
enticement
ɪnˈtaɪsmənt
misplacement
ˌmɪsˈpleɪsmənt
outplacement
ˈaʊtˌpleɪsmənt
placement
ˈpleɪsmənt
readvertisement
ˌriːədˈvɜːtɪsmənt
replacement
rɪˈpleɪsmənt
retracement
rɪˈtreɪsmənt
self-advertisement
ˌselfədˈvɜːtɪsmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVERTISSEMENT

diversionist
diversity
diversly
divert
diverter
divertibility
divertible
diverticula
diverticular
diverticular disease
diverticulate
diverticulitis
diverticulosis
diverticulum
divertimenti
divertimento
diverting
divertingly
divertisement
divertive

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVERTISSEMENT

abonnement
achievement
agreement
amusement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
involvement
management
measurement
movement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of divertissement in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «divertissement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVERTISSEMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

余兴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

divertimento
570 millions of speakers

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divertissement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहलाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

divertissement
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дивертисмент
278 millions of speakers

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divertissement
270 millions of speakers

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divertissement
260 millions of speakers

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divertissement
220 millions of speakers

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Divertissement
190 millions of speakers

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Divertissement
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

娯楽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

divertissement
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Divertissement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải trí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன்பமான பொழுது போக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुटप्पीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

divertissement
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divertissement
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

divertissement
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивертисмент
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

divertisment
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

διασκέδασης:
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermaaklikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

divertissementet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

divertissement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of divertissement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERTISSEMENT»

The term «divertissement» is very widely used and occupies the 21.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERTISSEMENT» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «DIVERTISSEMENT»

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Lynn Fontanne
One reason we lasted so long is that we usually played two people who were very much in love. As we were realistic actors, we became those two people. So we had a divertissement: I had an affair with him, and he with me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVERTISSEMENT»

Discover the use of divertissement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to divertissement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Divertissement
DivertissementMadeleine OhJohn Kent wants Ellen, not just as an incredible submissive lover, but as his wife.To do that, he has to convince fiercely independent Ellen Forsythe that giving up her single state will be more than worth the ...
Madeleine Oh, 2010
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Répertitres:
with additional reference; + ÷Fr Divertissement] PMartinç: ÷Serenade (n.4). PMozart: 25pces, aka Serenades or Cassations (1769-88); ÷Divertimento No. 15. PProkofiev: ÷Divertissement. PR Strauss: for small ens, op.86 (1940-41), based on ...
François Verschaeve, 2007
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Programme of Her Majesty's Theatre. By Authority. Grand ...
Thursday Evening, May 6, 1847, Will be Performed Meyerbeer's Celebrated Opera ... Entitled Roberto Il Diavolo. ... In the Second Act, an Incidental Divertissement, in which Mlle. Rosati Will Appear. To Conclude with a Divertissement, Entitled ...
Her Majesty's Theatre (London, England), Jenny Lind, Carolina Galetti Rosati, 1847
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The Classical Music Experience: Discover the Music of the ...
Divertissement. Ibert's Divertissement was composed as incidental music for a comedy, An Italian Straw Hat, produced in 1929. It is witty music, quite fitting for a musical comedy, but it has made its way into the classical repertoire. Ibert is much ...
Julius H. Jacobson, 2008
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History of Political Ideas: Crisis and the Apocalypse of Man
Divertissement. and. Happiness. The ressentiment against the continual misery drives man away from himself into external occupations, into the divertissements. The assuaging effect, however, can never be more than temporary; there is no ...
Barry Cooper, David L. Morse, Athanasios Moulakis, Jürgen Gebhardt, James L. Wiser, David Walsh, Thomas A. Hollweck, William M. Thompson, Peter Von Sivers, Eric Voegelin, Eric Voegelin, David Walsh, 1999
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French XX Bibliography: A Bibliography for the Study of ...
Castiglione, Agnès: Un roi sans divertissement: Jean Giono. Paris: Univers de Lettres Bordas, 2004. Œuvre au clair, 16. 143 p. [WC] CC4910. • Ford, Edward: Jean Giono's hidden reality. Lewiston, NY: E. Mellen, 2004. Studies in French ...
William J. Thompson, 2006
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GEO/GRAPHIES: Mapping the Imagination in French and ...
Late seventeenth-century definitions of the word divertissement are, for the most part, predictable. According to the 1694 edition of the Dictionnaire de 1'Academic francoise, for example, the verb divertir and the noun divertissement had to do ...
Freeman G. Henry, 2003
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Ballet 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving the Ballet
3, "The Sylphide Calls the Sylphs") and leads directly into a seven-part divertissement (No. 4, "The Sylph Scene"). The extended segment of dancing that makes up Bournonville's divertissement took the shape we find today a good time after ...
Robert Greskovic, 2005
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Oeuvres complettes d'Alexis Piron
DIVERTISSEMENT. VA U D EVI L l E, HJFné femme fait peste & rage ; Un mari maudit son destin ; . Pourquoi tout ce mauvais ménage ? "C'est faute d'un réveil^ matin. tDes Créanciers à notre porte Nous font lever avec chagrin : . Mais de ...
Alexis Piron, Rigoley de Juvigny (Jean Antoine, M.), 1776
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The Waking Life
Divestment/Divertissement. As it were by thought alone you are continually where nothing remains but falling bones like rain on the ground femur, tibia the name even departs, freed from the transience of flesh & blood. Anticipating the work of ...
Amie Siegel, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVERTISSEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term divertissement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alessandra Sublet revient sur TF1
... des animateurs de la chaîne pour animer des émissions de prime time et développer de nouveaux formats de divertissement et d'accueil". «Europe1, Jul 15»
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Les ambitions nouvelles du tourisme espagnol
... plage et divertissement » bon marché qui a fait de l'Espagne une puissance touristique. Málaga, elle, illustre les efforts menés par le secteur ... «Les Échos, Jul 15»
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Centre Bell: rénovations majeures en vue
Le but: maintenir «sa position d'incontournable du divertissement au Québec». L'amphithéâtre de 21 273 places, baptisé Centre Molson ... «LaPresse.ca, Jul 15»
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Just Cause 3 preview: Does bigger mean better?
... the game's splendid collisions of systems were enough to make it more than a temporary divertissement. "It's sort of a take-it-or-leave-it thing. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Chicago impose une taxe aux abonnés de services comme Netflix et …
D'autres villes comme New York prélèvent déjà une taxe sur des services de divertissement et d'information, mais pas sur les services ... «Le Huffington Post Quebec, Jul 15»
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Polaroid lance les précommandes pour la nouvelle génération de la …
La Polaroid Cube reflète les valeurs centrales de Polaroid en matière de simplicité d'utilisation, d'instantanéité, de partage et de divertissement ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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Lisez les premières pages de « Voir son steak comme un animal …
... souffrance animales : cuir, fourrure, tests médicaux, divertissement (corrida, zoo), abandon et maltraitance des animaux de compagnie, etc. «Vegemag, Jul 15»
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Saint-Quentin : la doyenne des plages fête sa vingtième édition
Les fans du divertissement The Voice pourront, eux, prendre place sur le fauteuil de l'un des coachs. Et surtout auront la possibilité d'être pris ... «L'Aisne Nouvelle, Jul 15»
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Platée premièred in a brave joint effort
... “divertissement”; “tragédie”; “ballet”; “fête”; “opéra-ballet”; “pastorale héroïque”; “ballet allégorique”. Rameau brought the “opéra-ballet” — that ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
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Sandrine Kuster: «Regarder Downton Abbey avec ses soucis de …
A propos de divertissement de masse, la programmatrice déclare encore sa flamme pour toutes les finales de sport, de Roland-Garros au ... «Le Temps, Jul 15»

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