entourage
See also: Entourage
English
WOTD – 18 October 2009
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French entourage, from entourer (“to surround”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒn.tʊ.ɹɑːʒ/, /ˈɑ̃ː.tʊ.ɹɑːʒ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑn.tə.ɹɑʒ/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
entourage (plural entourages)
- A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.
- (topology) A binary relation in a uniform space which generalises the notion of two points being no farther apart than a given fixed distance; a uniform neighbourhood.
- (architecture) Decorations, such as people, vehicles, or trees, appearing on an architectural sketch or rendering to make the site look more lively.
Derived terms
Translations
retinue of attendants, associates or followers
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topology: binary relation
Dutch
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French entourage, from entourer (“to surround”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑn.tuˈraː.ʒə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: en‧tou‧ra‧ge
- Rhymes: -aːʒə
Noun
entourage f (plural entourages)
- entourage (retinue of associates or attendants)
- decoration surrounding something
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tu.ʁaʒ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
entourage m (plural entourages)
- ornament, decoration surrounding something
- Entourage de fleurs, de perles.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- group of acquaintances
- Cet homme a un mauvais entourage.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Descendants
- → Dutch: entourage
- → English: entourage
- → Italian: entourage
- → Polish: entourage
- → Portuguese: entourage
- → Russian: антураж (anturaž)
- → Georgian: ანტურაჟი (anṭuraži)
Further reading
- “entourage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French entourage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.tuˈraʒ/[1]
- Rhymes: -aʒ
Noun
entourage m (invariable)
References
- ^ entourage in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- entourage in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French entourage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.tuˈraʂ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aʂ
- Syllabification: en‧tou‧rage
Noun
entourage m inan
- (literary) ambiance, environment, surroundings
- Synonyms: otoczenie, środowisko
Declension
Declension of entourage
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | entourage | entourage'e |
| genitive | entourage'u | entourage'ów |
| dative | entourage'owi | entourage'om |
| accusative | entourage | entourage'e |
| instrumental | entourage'em | entourage'ami |
| locative | entourage'u | entourage'ach |
| vocative | entourage'u | entourage'e |
Further reading
- entourage in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- entourage in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French entourage.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.to(w)ˈɾa.ʒi/ [ẽ.to(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.ʒi], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.to(w)ˈɾa.ʒi/ [ĩ.to(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.ʒi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.to(w)ˈɾa.ʒe/ [ẽ.to(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.ʒe], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.to(w)ˈɾa.ʒe/ [ĩ.to(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.ʒe]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.to(w)ˈɾa.ʒɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.towˈɾa.ʒɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.toˈɾa.ʒɨ/
- Hyphenation: en‧tou‧ra‧ge
Noun
entourage m or f (plural entourages)
Further reading
- “entourage”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025