Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)Spirit, enthusiasm.

    Esprit

    духdux, энтузиа́змentuziázm

    liveliness of mind or spirit

  2. (uncountable)A wit.

  3. (uncountable)Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.

    Esprit

    жи́востьžívostʹ

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The phenomenon of esprit de l'escalier is why I rehearse conversations in my head beforehand.

    Саме тому, що влучна відповідь завжди приходить надто пізно, я заздалегідь прокручую розмови в голові.

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  2. This cuisine is seasoned to evoke the esprit of Paris.

    deDiese Küche ist geeignet, den Geist von Paris zu beschwören.

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  3. The new commercial for the Marine Corps is called "Esprit de Corps."

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
spirit, enthusiasm:
liveliness, or active mind and spirit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
spirit, enthusiasm:

Origin

Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and

Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree.

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Word family

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See also

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