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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesentendre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/
"Il faut entendre le sens caché de ses paroles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An expression that can be interpreted in two or more ways, often with one interpretation being risqué or ironic.
"The comedian's opening monologue was packed with clever double entendres."
- 1
To hear or understand in a nuanced or contextual manner.
"One must entendre the underlying cultural subtext to fully appreciate the novel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'entendre', meaning to hear, understand, or pay attention to, originating from Latin 'intendere'. Over centuries, it evolved both in its general linguistic meaning and specifically within the literary construct of the double entendre.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Entendre" is said worldwide
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entendre
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/
"Il faut entendre le sens caché de ses paroles."
Zideindeutigkeit
Transliteration: /ˈtsvaɪ̯ʔaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tkɪçkaɪ̯t/
"Der Witz basierte auf einem geschickten Wortspiel."
doppio senso
Transliteration: /ˈdɔp.pjo ˈsɛn.so/
"La sua battuta conteneva un chiaro doppio senso."
doble sentido
Transliteration: /ˈdo.βle senˈti.ðo/
"El chiste tenía un doble sentido muy gracioso."
duplo sentido
Transliteration: /ˈdu.pɫu sẽˈtji.du/
"A frase foi dita com um claro duplo sentido."
द्विअर्थी
Transliteration: dviarthī
"उसने बातचीत में एक द्विअर्थी बात कही।"
双关语
Transliteration: shuāngguānyǔ
"这句话包含了一个巧妙的双关语。"
이중 의미
Transliteration: ijung uimi
"그 농담은 재치 있는 이중 의미를 담고 있었다."
駄洒落
Transliteration: dajare
"彼のジョークには面白いダブルミーニングが含まれていた。"
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