Brisement

/ˈbriːzmənt/ noun

Definition

A breaking or sudden interruption, particularly used in French law and classical ballet to describe a sharp, broken movement or gesture.

Etymology

From French 'brisement,' derived from the verb 'briser' (to break). The suffix '-ment' creates a noun form indicating an action or result of breaking.

Kelly Says

In ballet, a 'brisement' is that sharp, percussive beating of the legs in the air that looks like the dancer is shattering something—the word literally means 'breaking,' and the movement matches the name perfectly.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብሪሰመንት
bri-se-men-t
ARالعربية
بريزمنت
bri-ze-men-t
BNবাংলা
ব্রিজমেন্ট
bri-zmen-t
CACatalà
brisement
bree-se-man
CSČeština
brisement
bree-se-ment
DADansk
brisement
bree-se-man
DEDeutsch
Brisement
bree-se-ment
ELΕλληνικά
βριζέμεντο
bree-ze-men-to
ESEspañol
brisement
bree-se-man
FAفارسی
بریزمنت
bri-ze-men-t
FISuomi
brisement
bree-se-man
FRFrançais
brisement
bree-se-man
GUGU
બ્રિઝમેન્ટ
bra-zmen-t
HAHA
brisement
bree-se-man
HEעברית
בריז'מנט
bri-zim-ent
HIहिन्दी
ब्रिसमेंट
bri-smen-t
HUMagyar
brisement
bree-se-ment
IDBahasa Indonesia
brisement
bree-se-man
IGIG
brisement
bree-se-man
ITItaliano
brisement
bree-se-man
JA日本語
ブリゼメント
bu-ri-ze-men-to
KKKK
Бриземент
bri-ze-ment
KMKM
ប្រិសេមន
pra-se-men
KO한국어
브리세먼트
beu-ri-se-men-teu
MRMR
ब्रिसमेंट
bri-smen-t
MSBahasa Melayu
brisement
bree-se-man
MYမြန်မာ
ဘရိစီမန့်
ba-ri-si-men-t
NLNederlands
brisement
bree-se-man
NONorsk
brisement
bree-se-man
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰਿਸਮੈਂਟ
bri-smaen-t
PLPolski
brisement
bree-se-man
PTPortuguês
brisement
bree-se-man
RORomână
brisement
bree-se-man
RUРусский
Бриземент
bri-ze-ment
SVSvenska
brisement
bree-se-man
SWKiswahili
brisement
bree-se-man
TAதமிழ்
பிரிசமென்ட்
pri-sa-men-t
TEతెలుగు
బ్రిజ్మెంట్
bri-jmen-t
THไทย
บริเซเมนต์
bri-se-men-t
TLTL
brisement
bree-se-man
TRTürkçe
brisement
bree-se-man
UKУкраїнська
Бриземент
bri-ze-ment
URاردو
بریزمنٹ
bri-ze-men-t
VITiếng Việt
brisement
bree-se-man
YOYO
brisement
bree-se-man
ZH中文
布里塞蒙特
bu-li-sei-men-te
ZUZU
brisement
bree-se-man

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