esprit de corps en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/ (UK)
- /ɛsˌpɹi də ˈkɔɹ/ (Canada, US)
- /ɛˌspɹi də ˈkɔɹ/ (Canada, US)
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- /ɛsˌpɹiː də ˈkɔː/ (UK)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French esprit de corps, from esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“body”).
Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable) A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
Always happening like that. The very moment. Girl in Eustace street hallway Monday was it settling her garter. Her friend covering the display of. Esprit de corps. Well, what are you gaping at?
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 5: Lotus Eaters]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 71:“Well done, sister! I honour your esprit du corps^([sic]). When I am a wife, I mean to be just as staunch myself; and I wish my friends in general would be so too. It would save me many a heartache.”
1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter V, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 94:Also, much depended on an exceptional esprit de corps which permeated the whole staff, and achieved miracles of promptitude in such details as engine-changing and the marshalling of trains.
1946 May and June, J. Alan Rannie, “The Midland of 35 Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 135:
Synonyms
spirit (shared spirit) · team spirit (shared spirit) · morale (shared spirit)
Translations (16)
pt espírito de equipe (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · pl poczucie solidarności (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · he גאוות יחידה (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · id esprit de corps (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · ms esprit de corps (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · nb kampånd (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · cs pocit sounáležitosti (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · cmn 集體精神 /集体精神 (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · cmn 團結精神 /团结精神 (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · id jiwa korsa (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · sv kåranda (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · fi yhteishenki (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · fr esprit de corps (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · es espíritu de cuerpo (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · da korpsånd (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit) · ru кома́ндный дух (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit)