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soiree en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌswɑːˈɹeɪ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Italic *sēros Latin sērus Proto-Indo-European *-éad Proto-Italic *-ōd Latin -ō Latin sērō Old French seir Old French soir French soir French -ée French soiréebor. English soiree Borrowed from French soirée (“evening activity”).

Meanings

  1. A formal evening party.
    • An invite to a party / Or watching The Price Is Right / Opting for a soiree / For the first time in a year 1987, Anne Clark, “Hope Road”, in Hopeless Cases:

Forms

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soirees Number=Plur lexicographic
soirée alternative lexicographic

Relateds

matinee

Translations (37)

yue 晚宴 (formal evening party) · mk соаре́ (formal evening party) · hu estély (formal evening party) · fi vastaanotto (formal evening party) · pt sarau (formal evening party) · nl soiree (formal evening party) · lad suare (formal evening party) · ru банке́т (formal evening party) · es verbena (formal evening party) · es tardeada (formal evening party) · bg соаре́ (formal evening party) · es velada (formal evening party) · km រាត្រី (formal evening party) · ko 야회 (formal evening party) · bg вечери́нка (formal evening party) · sh večerinka (formal evening party) · eo amuzvespero (formal evening party) · mk вече́ринка (formal evening party) · nan-hbl 晚宴 (formal evening party) · ru ве́чер (formal evening party) · sh вечеринка (formal evening party) · ru зва́ный ве́чер (formal evening party) · ru вечери́нка (formal evening party) · de Soiree (formal evening party) · io vesperfesto (formal evening party) · sh soare (formal evening party) · ja 夜会 (formal evening party) · ru суаре́ (formal evening party) · el εσπερίδα (formal evening party) · cmn 晚宴 (formal evening party) · sh соаре (formal evening party) · uk вечі́рка (formal evening party) · be вечары́нка (formal evening party) · io vesperkunveno (formal evening party) · fr soirée (formal evening party) · tr suare (formal evening party) · gl serán (formal evening party)

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