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rapport

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rap·port  (r-pôr, -pr, r-)
n.
Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity.

[French, from Old French, from raporter, to bring back : re-, re- + aporter, to bring (from Latin apportre : ad-, ad- + portre, to carry; see per-2 in Indo-European roots).]

rapport [ræˈpɔː]
n
(often foll by with) a sympathetic relationship or understanding See also en rapport
[from French, from rapporter to bring back, from re- + aporter, from Latin apportāre, from adto + portāre to carry]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rapport - a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
kinship, affinity - a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"

rapport
noun bond, understanding, relationship, link, tie, sympathy, harmony, affinity, empathy, interrelationship He said he wanted to establish a rapport with them.
Translations
rapport [ræˈpɔːʳ] N
1. (= relationship) → relación f
I have a good rapport with himtengo muy buena relación con él, me entiendo muy bien con él
he has established a good rapport with the customersha entablado buenas relaciones con los clientes
2. (= understanding) there was an instant rapport between themenseguida congeniaron
rapport [ræˈpɔːr] nentente f
rap session n (US) (= chat) → discussion f à bâtons rompus
rap sheet n (US) (= police record) → casier m judiciaire
rapport
n the rapport I have with my fatherdas enge Verhältnis zwischen mir und meinem Vater; I envied them the obvious rapport that they hadich beneidete sie um ihr offensichtlich enges Verhältnis zueinander; in rapport with somebody/oneselfin Harmonie mit jdm/sich (dat)selbst; they are in rapport with each othersie harmonieren gut (miteinander)
rapport [ræˈpɔːʳ] nintesa
rapport [ræˈpɔːʳ] nintesa


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So when I saw you throw down your paper and enter upon a train of thought, I was very happy to have the opportunity of reading it off, and eventually of breaking into it, as a proof that I had been in rapport with you.
 
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