relevé
English
Etymology
From the French relevé (“lifted”).
Noun
relevé (plural relevés)
- (ballet) A position in which the dancer rises to the ball of the feet from demi plié to balance on one or both feet. Can be done on demi-pointe, or full pointe
See also
- Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.l(ə).ve/
Audio: (file)
Participle
relevé (feminine relevée, masculine plural relevés, feminine plural relevées)
- past participle of relever
Adjective
relevé (feminine relevée, masculine plural relevés, feminine plural relevées)
- turned up (of collar); rolled up (of sleeves)
- held up, high; elevated
- (of style, conversation) elevated, lofty, sophisticated
- (cooking) strongly seasoned, spicy
Noun
relevé m (plural relevés)
- statement, summary
- bill
- list (of addresses etc.)
- (construction etc) layout
- (exercise) crunch, raise
- (dance) relevé
Derived terms
- relevé chinois
- relevé d'informations
- relevé de compte
Further reading
- “relevé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
relevé
- first-person singular preterite indicative of relevar