revue
See also: Revue
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French revue (literally “review”). Doublet of review, which it replaced in these senses.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹəˈvjuː/, /ɹɪˈvjuː/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Homophone: review
Noun
revue (plural revues)
- A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs.
Translations
form of theatrical entertainment
|
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɛvuɛ] (when feminine)
- IPA(key): [ˈrɛviː] (when neuter)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
French
Etymology
From revoir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.vy/
audio (file)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “revue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛvy/
Noun
revue f (nominative plural revue, genitive plural revuí)
Declension
Further reading
- “revue”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.