interlude (redirected from interludes)

in·ter·lude  (ntr-ld)

n.

1. An intervening episode, feature, or period of time: "Kerensky has a place in history, of a brief interlude between despotisms" (William Safire).

2.

a. A short farcical entertainment performed between the acts of a medieval mystery or morality play.

b. A 16th-century genre of comedy derived from this.

c. An entertainment between the acts of a play.

3. Music A short piece inserted between the parts of a longer composition.

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[Middle English enterlude, a dramatic entertainment, from Old French entrelude, from Medieval Latin interldium : Latin inter-, inter- + Latin ldus, play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]

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interlude [ˈɪntəˌluːd]

n

1. a period of time or different activity between longer periods, processes, or events; episode or interval

2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre a short dramatic piece played separately or as part of a longer entertainment, common in 16th-century England

3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a brief piece of music, dance, etc., given between the sections of another performance

[from Medieval Latin interlūdium, from Latin inter- + lūdus play]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	interlude - an intervening period or episode interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants entr'acte - the interlude between two acts of a play
	2.	interlude - a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance entr'acte, intermezzo show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Verb	1.	interlude - perform an interlude; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

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interlude

noun interval, break, spell, stop, rest, halt, episode, pause, respite, stoppage, breathing space, hiatus, intermission, entr'acte It was a happy interlude in her life.

Translations

interlude [ˈɪntəluːd] N → intervalo m, intermedio m; (in theatre) → intermedio m; (= musical interlude) → interludio m

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interlude [ˈɪntə^rluːd] n

(= short period) → intermède m
a happy interlude in his life → un intermède heureux dans sa vie

(in programme) → intermède m musical interlude

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interlude

n → Periode f; (Theat) (= interval) → Pause f; (= performance) → Zwischenspiel nt; (Mus) → Interludium nt; (= episode) → Intermezzo nt, → Episode f; a peaceful interlude in his busy life → eine friedliche Unterbrechung seines geschäftigen Lebens

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interlude [ˈɪntəluːd] n → parentesi f inv, intervallo (Theatre) → intermezzo
musical interlude → interludio

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interlude [ˈɪntəluːd] n → parentesi f inv, intervallo (Theatre) → intermezzo
musical interlude → interludio

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interlude

n interlude [ˈintəluːd]

a usually short period or gap, eg between the acts of a play etc We bought an ice-cream during the interlude; an interlude of calm during the violence. pouse فاصِل موسيقي، إسْتِراحَه антракт přestávka pause die Pause διάλειμμα interludio vaheaeg انتراکت väliaika intermède תְקוּפַת בֵּינַיִים अन्तराल, मध्यान्तर का कार्यक्रम interludij, kratko međurazdoblje felvonásköz, szünet saat sela, selingan hlé interludio, intervallo 幕間 막간 pertrauka (teātrī) starpbrīdis; starpspēle selingan pauze pause, mellomspill przerwa interlúdio inter­ludiu; pauză антракт prestávka odmor pauza uppehåll, paus การเล่นสลับฉาก ara, fasıla 中場休息 антракт; перерва کسی چیز کے درمیان چھوٹا سا وقفہ thời gian giải lao 幕间