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The virtual choir would never replace live music or a real choir, but the same sort of focus and intent and esprit de corps is evident in both, and at the end of the day it seems to me a genuine artistic expression.
Eric Whitacre

Meaning of "esprit" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ESPRIT

From French, from Latin spīritus a breathing, spirit1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ESPRIT

esprit  [ɛˈspriː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESPRIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Esprit 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 ESPRIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Esprit

Esprit or ESPRIT may refer to: ▪ Esprit, a name and persons with it ▪ Esprit, a periodical ▪ Lotus Esprit, a car ▪ Esprit Holdings, a clothing manufacturer ▪ Enthusiasm, intense interest ▪ European Strategic Program on Research in Information Technology, a cooperative government program ▪ Estimation of signal parameters via rotational invariance techniques, a signal processing method...

Definition of esprit in the English dictionary

The definition of esprit in the dictionary is spirit and liveliness, esp in wit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESPRIT


agree
əˈɡriː
Capri
kəˈpriː
cree
kriː
degree
dɪˈɡriː
disagree
ˌdɪsəˈɡriː
epris
eɪˈpriː
free
friː
gluten-free
ˈɡluːtənˌfriː
gumtree
ˈɡʌmˌtriː
hori
ˈhɔːriː
Kayseri
ˌkaɪsɛˈriː
Marie
məˈriː
pedigree
ˈpɛdɪˌɡriː
pree
priː
Puri
ˈpʊəriː
spree
spriː
Sri
ʃriː
three
θriː
toll-free
ˌtəʊlˈfriː
tree
triː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESPRIT

espial
espied
espiegle
espieglerie
espier
espies
espionage
esplanade
Espoo
espousal
espouse
espouser
espressivo
espresso
espresso bar
esprit de corps
espumoso
espy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESPRIT

bel esprit
bowsprit
brit
culprit
free spirit
grit
holiday spirit
Holy Spirit
inherit
jeu d´esprit
jeux desprit
merit
Nayarit
Sanskrit
spirit
sprit
team spirit
the Spirit
Tikrit
writ

Synonyms and antonyms of esprit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ESPRIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «esprit» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of esprit

Translation of «esprit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESPRIT

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

Translator English - Chinese

ESPRIT
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esprit
570 millions of speakers

English

esprit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एस्प्रिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روح العمل الجماعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Esprit
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esprit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সজীবতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

esprit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Esprit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

esprit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エスプリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에스프릿
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Esprit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tinh thần đồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எஸ்பிரித்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मविश्वास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

neşe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spirito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

esprit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Esprit
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

esprit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

esprit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

esprit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

esprit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

esprit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of esprit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ESPRIT»

The term «esprit» is very widely used and occupies the 8.382 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ESPRIT» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «ESPRIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word esprit.
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Herb Kelleher
The people of Southwest have always been my pride, my joy and my love. Their indomitable dedication and esprit de corps have taken Southwest from a three-airplane dream to a 500-airplane reality.
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Eric Whitacre
The virtual choir would never replace live music or a real choir, but the same sort of focus and intent and esprit de corps is evident in both, and at the end of the day it seems to me a genuine artistic expression.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESPRIT»

Discover the use of esprit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to esprit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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L'Esprit nouveau: Purism in Paris, 1918-1925
The only book on Purism (founded by Le Corbusier), & a key contribution to the study of classic 20th century modernism in painting & architecture. -- Tie-in with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition.
Carol S. Eliel, Françoise Ducros, Tag Gronberg, 2001
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De L'esprit: Or, Essays on the Mind, and Its Several Faculties
On ne peut donc , sans confondre le génie 6c l'esprit 'étendu ô: profond avec l' esprit juste , s'empêcher d'avouer que cette derniere sorte d'esprit n'est plus qu' un esprit saux ,lorsqu'il s'agit de ces propositions compliquées, où la vérité est le  ...
Helvétius, 1758
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L'Esprit Manouche Book/CD Set: A Comprehensive Study of ...
This massive book offers a comprehensive study of the Gypsy jazz or Manouche guitar style as perceived by French guitarists Derek Sebastian and Romane, two of the finest modern day practitioners of the Django Reinhardt style.
Romane, Derek Sebastian, 2004
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L' Esprit Manouche
This massive book offers a comprehensive study of the Gypsy jazz or Manouche guitar style as perceived by French guitarists Derek Sebastian and Romane, two of the finest modern day practitioners of the Django Reinhardt style.Each of the ...
Romane, Sebastian, Romane, Derek Sebastian, 2010
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Esprit - a Lifestyle Brand Aiming to Become the European ...
This is due to short fashion collection life cycles, high product variety depending on fashion trends and styles that come and go.
Julia Wimmers, 2013
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Pierre-Esprit Radisson: The Collected Writings, Volume 1: ...
A vivid and illuminating view of the New World through the eyes of a seventeenth-century explorer, trader, and adventurer.
Germaine Warkentin, 2012
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The Legend of L'Esprit: Dance Legacy Series
The book includes an educational ballet glossary and each chapter begins with a dance term and definition that subtly relates to the adventure about to unfold.
Doris Greenberg, Pandré Shandley, 2011
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Esprit généreux, esprit pantagruélicque: essays by his ...
These fifteen essays by former doctoral students, now distinguished seiziemistes, of Francois Rigolot, Meredith Howland Pyne Professor of French Literature at Princeton University, represent a tribute to his qualities as professor, scholar, ...
Reinier Leushuis, Zahi Anbra Zalloua, 2008
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Brothers One and All: Esprit de Corps in a Civil War Regiment
Drawing on three decades of research and more than a thousand wartime letters and two dozen diaries kept by members of the 154th, he traces the evolution of natural camaraderie among friends and neighbors into a more profound sense of pride ...
Mark H. Dunkelman, 2004
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Esprit de Corps: Sketches from Diplomatic Life
Here are entertainment and relaxation pure and simple. Except that there's a point where laughter can become painful . . .
Lawrence Durrell, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESPRIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term esprit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Summer Sunset Soiree at Esprit Marina Del Rey
On Thursday, June 25, Los Angeles magazine hosted the Summer Sunset Soiree to toast the grand re-opening of Esprit Marina del Rey, luxury ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
2
The Anger of the Legions
Its enduring magic is its rich evocation of small-unit esprit de corps and the moral crossroads of counterinsurgency warfare. “The Centurions” ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Dutch lingerie firm Hunkemoller attracts private equity interest …
Listed retail fashion companies such as H&M, Inditex, Next, Marks and Spencer and Esprit trade at an average of 11 times their expected core ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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It's not just natural and synthetic fibers in your clothes — there are …
Esprit followed suit in 2014. But such a move turns out to be tougher for a company like Patagonia, whose customers rely on durable waterproof ... «PRI, Jul 15»
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Holidays for teenage kids: top 9 breaks this summer
Esprit's Teen Ranger programme promises three days of high-energy outdoor activities. They also take the kids out on two evenings for pizza or ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
The Unique Pull of Vinexpo
I found it fascinating to taste distinct differences in some wines, based on their origins: Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles 2012 ... «Wine Spectator, Jul 15»
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The Lighting Of Candles
In L'esprit Des Lois (1748), Montesquieu, one of the great political philosophers of the Enlightenment, set out his theory of the “separation of ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
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Lotus Will Turn to Crossovers to Find Some Needed Cash
... all but disappeared from the American market, shaken up its executive team, and taken plans for a range-topping Esprit revival off the table. «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»
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Esprit signs Kids licensing deal in Europe
Hong Kong-listed fashion brand Esprit has signed a five-year licensing deal with French kid's wear retailer Groupe Zannier for its children's line ... «just-style.com, Jul 15»
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Esprit Illinois slugs way to Independence Day tourney title
ST. ANN • Even though big things may lay ahead for the Illinois Esprit 18U softball team, the talented squad still had to take care of business ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»

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