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

Noun

1. a period of time or different activity between longer periods or events

2.

a. a pause between the acts of a play

b. a brief piece of music or other entertainment performed during this pause [Latin inter- between + ludus 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

Translations

interlude [ˈɪntəluːd] n → intervalo (= rest); descanso;

(THEAT) → intermedio

interlude [ˈɪntəluːd] n → intervalle m;

(Theat) → intermède m

interlude [ˈɪntəluːd] n → Unterbrechung f, Pause f;

(Theat) → Zwischenspiel nt

interlude [ˈɪntəluːd] n → intervallo;

(THEAT) → intermezzo

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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.pouseفاصِل موسيقي، إسْتِراحَهантрактpřestávkapausedie Pauseδιάλειμμαinterludiovaheaegانتراکتväliaikaintermèdeתְקוּפַת בֵּינַיִיםअन्तराल, मध्यान्तर का कार्यक्रमinterludij, kratko međurazdobljefelvonásköz, szünetsaat sela, selinganhléinterludio, intervallo幕間막간pertrauka(teātrī) starpbrīdis; starpspēleselinganpauzepause, mellomspillprzerwainterlúdiointer­ludiu; pauzăантрактprestávkaodmorpauzauppehåll, pausการเล่นสลับฉากara, fasıla幕間антракт; перерваکسی چیز کے درمیان چھوٹا سا وقفہthời gian giải lao幕间