See also: Entourage

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Unadapted borrowing from French entourage, from entourer (to surround).

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entourage (plural entourages)

  1. A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.
  2. (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.
  3. (architecture) Decorations, such as people, vehicles, or trees, appearing on an architectural sketch or rendering to make the site look more lively.

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Dutch

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Unadapted borrowing from French entourage, from entourer (to surround).

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑn.tuˈraː.ʒə/
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  • Hyphenation: en‧tou‧ra‧ge
  • Rhymes: -aːʒə

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entourage f (plural entourages)

  1. entourage (retinue of associates or attendants)
  2. decoration surrounding something

French

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From entourer +‎ -age.

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entourage m (plural entourages)

  1. ornament, decoration surrounding something
    Entourage de fleurs, de perles.
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  2. group of acquaintances
    Cet homme a un mauvais entourage.
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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French entourage.

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entourage m (invariable)

  1. entourage, retinue

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  1. ^ entourage in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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  • entourage in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French entourage.

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  • IPA(key): /an.tuˈraʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -aʂ
  • Syllabification: en‧tou‧rage

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entourage m inan

  1. (literary) ambiance, environment, surroundings
    Synonyms: otoczenie, środowisko

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Further reading

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  • entourage in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • entourage in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Unadapted borrowing from French entourage.

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  • (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]
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧tou‧ra‧ge

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entourage m or f (plural entourages)

  1. entourage (retinue of attendants, associates or followers)
  2. clique (one’s social group of friends)

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