- A reestablishing of cordial relations, as between two countries.
- The state of reconciliation or of cordial relations.
[French, from rapprocher, to bring together : re-, re- + approcher, to approach (from Old French aprochier; see approach).]
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rap·proche·ment (rä'prôsh-mäN') ![]() |
[French, from rapprocher, to bring together : re-, re- + approcher, to approach (from Old French aprochier; see approach).]
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(ra-prawsh-MAWN)
noun
Establishing or reestablishing of cordial relation, especially between nations.
Etymology
From French rapprochement, from rapprocher (to bring together), from re- + approcher (to approach), from Late Latin appropiare, from Latin ad- + propius (nearer), from prope (near).
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Très clever! This Townhall.com column used a French word to describe a reconciliation between the US and the French:
"Not so long ago, some of our congressmen were so angry at the French that 'french fries' were booted off the menu in the House dining room. (The words, not the potatoes.) But something of a rapprochement approaches."
Link: Townhall.com::Vive this difference::By Suzanne Fields
Posted September 19, 2006.
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| Thesaurus: rapprochement |
noun
| Antonyms: rapprochement |
Definition: restoration of harmony
Antonyms: disagreement, trouble, upset
| Politics: rapprochement |
A closer approach of two groups to each other. Rapprochement, a French term, is often applied to two nations, especially ones that become reconciled after relations between them have worsened.
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Embassies around the world work on rapprochement with the people of the countries where they are located.
Tutor's tip: This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.
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In international relations a rapprochement, which comes from the French word rapprocher ("to bring together"), is a re-establishment of cordial relations, as between two countries. In the political scene of an individual country rapprochement means the bringing together of diverse political factions as, for example, during metapolitefsi in Greece. It is often used to describe the mending of relations between the United States under Richard Nixon and the People's Republic of China from 1972 onwards.
Rapprochement also refers to a human developmental milestone occurring around 18 months. The child moves away from and then returns to the mother for reassurance (Mahler).
In the Jointness type of object relation the individuals (childs and adults) jointly determine the extent of rapprochement between themselves, while each of them is sensorily attentive to the strangeness and the separateness that the other represents for him.
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| Translations: Rapprochement |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilnærmelse (politik), genoptagelse (af diplomatiske forbindelser)
Nederlands (Dutch)
toenadering, hervatting van goede betrekkingen
Français (French)
n. - rapprochement
Deutsch (German)
n. - Wiederannäherung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσέγγιση (αντιπάλων), επανασύνδεση σχέσεων
Italiano (Italian)
riconciliazione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - aproximação (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - acercamiento, aproximación
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (pol) förnyat närmande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
和睦, 亲善
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 和睦, 親善
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 친선, 국교 회복, 친교
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 友好回復, 和解, 親善
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) التقارب, إقامه العلاقات الوديه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - התיידדות מחדש, פיוס
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