milieu

mi·lieu

 (mĭl-yo͝o′, mē-lyœ′)

n. pl. mi·lieus or mi·lieux (-lyœ′)

An environment or a setting.

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[French, from Old French, center : mi, middle (from Latin medius; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots) + lieu, place (from Latin locus).]

milieu

(ˈmiːljɜː; French miljø)

n, pl -lieux (-ljɜː; -ljɜːz; French -ljø) , -lieus

surroundings, location, or setting

[C19: from French, from mi- mid¹ + lieu place]

mi•lieu

(mɪlˈyʊ, mil-; Fr. miˈlyœ)

n., pl. mi•lieus (mɪlˈyʊz, mil-) mi•lieux (Fr. miˈlyœ)

surroundings; environment.

[1795–1805; < French, =mi (< Latin medius middle) + lieu lieu]

syn: See environment.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

milieu - the environmental condition     surroundings environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

milieu

noun surroundings, setting, scene, environment, element, background, location, sphere, locale, mise en scène (French) They stayed within their own social milieu.

milieu

noun

The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development:

ambiance, atmosphere, climate, environment, medium, mise en scène, surroundings, world.

Translations

miljø

Milieu

entorno

ambianceenvironnementmilieu

milieu

[ˈmiːljɜː] (milieus or milieux (pl)) [ˈmiːljɜː] N → medio m, entorno m

milieu

[ˈmiːljɜː] n → milieu m

milieu

n → Milieu nt

milieu

[ˈmiːljɜː] n → ambiente m sociale