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éclat

 
Dictionary: é·clat   (ā-klä', ā'klä') pronunciation

n.
  1. Great brilliance, as of performance or achievement.
  2. Conspicuous success.
  3. Great acclamation or applause.
  4. Archaic. Notoriety; scandal.

[French, brilliance, from Old French esclat, splinter, from esclater, to burst out, splinter, probably of Germanic origin.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - Brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; Ceremonial elegance and splendor; Enthusiastic approval.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: enthusiastic approval
  Synonyms: acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit

Meaning #2: ceremonial elegance and splendor
  Synonym: pomp

Meaning #3: brilliant or conspicuous success or effect


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bravour, effekt, social udmærkelse

Français (French)
n. - éclat

Deutsch (German)
n. - blendender Effekt, unübersehbarer Erfolg

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάμψη, λαμπρότητα, αίγλη

Italiano (Italian)
sfarzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esplendor (m), notoriedade (f), escândalo (m)

Русский (Russian)
известность, знаменитость

Español (Spanish)
n. - resplandor, brillo, publicidad, éxito resonante, aplauso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - glans, stor succé

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
辉煌的成就, 大声喝彩, 名声

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 輝煌的成就, 大聲喝彩, 名聲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 명성, 대성공

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 華々しい成功, 大かっさい

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הצלחה כבירה, תצוגה מזהירה, הבדל חברתי‬


 
 
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