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- DictionaryDi·ver·tisse·ment/dəˈvərdəsmənt/
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- 1. a minor entertainment or diversion: "as a Sunday divertissement Wittgenstein would play Schubert quartets"
noun. di· ver· tisse· ment di-ˈvər-tə-smənt. -təz-, French. dē-ver-tē-smäⁿ. plural divertissements di-ˈvər-tə-smən (t)s. -təz-, dē-ver-tē-smäⁿ (z) Synonyms of divertissement. 1. : a dance sequence or short ballet usually used as an interlude. 2. : divertimento sense 1. 3. : diversion, entertainment. Did you know?
Divertissement. Divertissement (from the French 'diversion' or 'amusement') is used, in a similar sense to the Italian ' divertimento ', for a light piece of music for a small group of players, however the French term has additional meanings.
noun. a brief entertainment or diversion, usually between the acts of a play. music. a fantasia on popular melodies; potpourri. a piece or pieces written to be played during the intervals in a play, opera, etc. another word for divertimento.
DIVERTISSEMENT translate: entertainment, recreation, act, entertainment. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.
masculine noun. 1. (= fait de divertir) entertainment. (= passe-temps, activité) pastime. C’est un divertissement agréable. It’s an enjoyable pastime. 2. (Music) divertimento ⧫ divertissement. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers.
Divertissement definition: A short performance, typically a ballet, that is presented as an interlude in an opera, play, or other entertainment.
di·ver·tisse·ment. (də-vûr′tĭs-mənt, dē-vĕr-tēs-mäN′) n. 1. A short performance, typically a ballet, that is presented as an interlude in an opera, play, or other entertainment. 2. Music See divertimento. 3. A diversion; an amusement.
Jun 2, 2024 · divertissement (usually uncountable, plural divertissements) An entertaining diversion. A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot.
The same as divertimento, with the additional meaning of an entertainment of dances and songs inserted in an 18th‐cent. stage spectacle or sometimes in a ballet or opera (as in Gounod's Faust or Delibes's Coppélia). The term is also applied to a suite of dances unconnected by a story.
divertissement translation in French - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'divertissant, diversité, diversement, discrètement', examples, definition, conjugation.
