episode

  • 51épisode —    Une belle épisode . On appelle ainsi dans la composition du poème épique ou dramatique, toute action que le poète emploie pour étendre l action principale et l embellir; ce mot est du genre masculin; dites, un épisode : on dit que le Tasse et… …

    Dictionnaire grammatical du mauvais langage

  • 52Episode — die Episode, n (Mittelstufe) nebensächliches Ereignis Beispiel: Diese Affäre war nur eine kurze Episode in ihrem Leben …

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  • 53episode — /ep euh sohd , zohd /, n. 1. an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person s life or experience, etc. 2. an incident, scene, etc., within a narrative, usually fully developed and either integrated within the main story or… …

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  • 54episode — See event. See event, incident, episode …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 55Episode — Epi|so|de die; , n <aus fr. épisode »Nebenhandlung«, dies aus gr. epeisódion »zwischen die Chorgesänge eingeschobene Dialogteile«>: 1. a) Begebenheit, Ereignis von kurzer Dauer innerhalb eines größeren Zeitabschnitts; b) kleinerer… …

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  • 56episode — ep|i|sode [ epı,soud ] noun count ** 1. ) an event or set of events that forms part of a longer series but is considered separately: The raid was one of the bloodiest episodes in a long hard war. After this episode, relations between them were… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 57episode — [17] In modern English, an episode is a component in a series of connected events, but originally it was something incidental, coming in adventitiously from the side. The word comes from Greek epeisódion ‘addition’, a noun use of the adjective… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 58episode — noun (C) 1 an event or a short period of time during which something specific happened: one of the saddest episodes in his tormented life 2 a television or radio programme that is one of a series of programmes telling one story: Watch next week s …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 59episode — ep•i•sode [[t]ˈɛp əˌsoʊd, ˌzoʊd[/t]] n. 1) an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person s life or experience, etc 2) lit. an incident, scene, etc., within a narrative, usu. fully developed and either integrated within the main… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 60episode —   a self contained segment or part of an anthology film or serial; a number of separate and complete episodes make up an episode film   Example: Twilight Zone The Movie (1983) …

    Glossary of cinematic terms