Definition
Plural of enchainement; multiple sequences of flowing, linked dance movements in ballet.
Etymology
French plural form of enchainement. This specialized ballet terminology uses the French plural ending -s to describe multiple instances of chained-together movements in choreography.
Kelly Says
The fact that English dancers just adopted this French word wholesale shows how France dominated ballet culture so completely that even English-speaking dancers think in French—it's like how chefs say 'mise en place' instead of 'setup.'
Translations
ARالعربية
سلاسل
su-las-il
BNবাংলা
শৃঙ্খল
shrin-khol
CACatalà
enllaços
en-la-sos
CSČeština
řetězy
rě-te-zy
DEDeutsch
Verkettungen
fɛʁ.kɛt.tʊŋ.ən
ESEspañol
encadenamientos
en-ka-de-na-mi-en-tos
FRFrançais
enchaînements
ɑ̃.ʃɛ̃.nə.mɑ̃
HEעברית
שרשרות
sher-she-rot
IDBahasa Indonesia
rantai
ran-tai
ITItaliano
incatenamenti
in-ka-te-na-men-ti
MRMR
शृंखला
sh-rin-khal-a
MSBahasa Melayu
rantai
ran-tai
MYမြန်မာ
ဆံပိုင်း
sahn-bai-ng
NLNederlands
kettingen
ket-tin-gen
NONorsk
kjettinger
kjet-ting-er
PLPolski
łańcuchy
wa-n-t͡sɨ
PTPortuguês
encadeamentos
ɛ̃.kɐ.dɐ.ɐ.mɛ̃.tos
RORomână
lanțuri
lan-tsuri
SWKiswahili
mnyororo
m-nyo-ro-ro
TAதமிழ்
சங்கிலிகள்
sank-i-li-gal
TLTL
sunod-sunod
su-nod-su-nod
TRTürkçe
zincirlemeler
zin-cir-le-me-ler
UKУкраїнська
ланцюги
lan-t͡syu-hy
VITiếng Việt
chuỗi liên kết
chwee li-en-ket
ZUZU
izigubhu
ee-zi-gu-bu