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rendezvous

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ren·dez·vous  (ränd-v, -d-)
n. pl. ren·dez·vous (-vz)
1. A meeting at a prearranged time and place. See Synonyms at engagement.
2. A prearranged meeting place, especially an assembly point for troops or ships.
3. A popular gathering place: The café is a favorite rendezvous for artists.
4. Aerospace The process of bringing two spacecraft together.
tr. & intr.v. ren·dez·voused (-vd), ren·dez·vous·ing (-vng), ren·dez·vous (-vz)
To bring or come together at a rendezvous.

[French, from the phrase rendez vous, present yourselves, from Old French : rendez, second person pl. imperative of rendre, to present; see render + vous, yourselves, you (from Latin vs, you; see ws in Indo-European roots).]

rendezvous [ron-day-voo, -vooz]
Noun
pl -vous
1. an appointment to meet at a specified time and place
2. a place where people meet
Verb
to meet at a specified time or place [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rendezvousrendezvous - a meeting planned at a certain time and place
coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
assignation, tryst - a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
2.rendezvous - a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"
place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
3.rendezvousrendezvous - a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
appointment, engagement, date - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
Verb1.rendezvous - meet at a rendezvous
get together, meet - get together socially or for a specific purpose

rendezvous
noun 2. meeting place, venue, gathering point, place of assignation, trysting-place (archaic)
verb 3. meet, assemble, get together, come together, collect, gather, rally, muster, converge, join up, be reunited

1. A pre-arranged meeting at a given time and location from which to begin an action or phase of an operation, or to which to return after an operation. See also join-up.
2. In land warfare, an easily found terrain location at which visitors to units, headquarters or facilities are met by personnel from the element to be visited. See also contact point.
Translations

rendezvous [ˈrɔndɪvuː] nrendez-vous m inv
viopérer une jonction, se rejoindre;
to rendezvous with sb → rejoindre qn
rendezvous [ˈrɔndɪvuː] n (meeting) → Rendezvous nt;
(place) → Treffpunkt m
vi (people) → sich treffen;
(spacecraft) → ein Rendezvousmanöver durchführen;
to rendezvous with sb → sich mit jdm treffen

rendezvous
n rendezvous [ˈrondivuː]
1 an agreement to meet someone somewhere They had made a rendezvous to meet at midnight. ontmoetingsreëling مَوْعِد للإلْتِقاء среща sraz aftale om møde das Rendezvous συνεννόηση για συνάντηση encuentro, cita kohtumiskokkulepe قرار ملاقات tapaaminen rendez-vous פְּגִישָה मनोरंजनस्थल dogovoren sastanak találkozó janji pertemuan stefnumót appuntamento 待合わせ (연인들의 또는 비밀스러운) 만날 약속 susitarimas (pasimatyti) []tikšanās temu janji afspraak avtale, stevnemøte spotkanie, randka compromisso rendez-vous, întâlnire договорённость о встрече zraz, stretnutie domenek sastanak rendezvous, möte การนัดพบ randevu, buluşma 約會,集合點 домовленість про побачення ملاقات کا وعدہ sự hẹn hò
2 the place where such a meeting is to be The park was the lovers' usual rendezvous. ontmoetplek مَكان اللِقاء място за среща místo setkání mødested der Treffpunkt τόπος συνάντησης lugar de cita, lugar de encuentro kohtumispaik میعادگاه؛ وعده گاه kohtauspaikka rendez-vous מְקוֹם מִפגָש मिलन- स्थल, बैठक, प्राय: मिलने की जगह, निश्चित मिलनस्थल mjesto sastanka találkahely tempat pertemuan fundarstaður (luogo d'incontro) 待合わせ場所 만나는 곳 pasimatymo vieta []tikšanās vieta tempat perjumpaan plaats van samenkomst møtested miejce spotkań ponto de encontro loc de întâlnire место свиданий miesto stretnutia kraj srečanja sastajalište rendezvous, mötesplats สถานที่นัดพบ buluşma yeri 約會處 місце побачення ملاقات کی جگہ nơi hẹn
3 the meeting itself The rendezvous took place at midnight. ontmoeting لِقاء среща schůzka, setkání møde; stævnemøde das Rendevous συνάντηση, ραντεβού encuentro, cita kohtumine دیدار tapaaminen rendez-vous פְּגִישָה पूर्वनिश्चयानुसार मिलन sastanak, susret találka, randevú pertemuan stefnumót incontro, appuntamento 会合 회합, 만남 pasimatymas []tikšanās perjumpaan samenkomst stevnemøte spotkanie, randka encontro amoroso întâlnire свидание schôdzka, stretnutie zmenek sastanak rendezvous, möte การนัดพบ buluşma, randevu 約會 побачення ملاقات cuộc hẹn
4 a place where a certain group of people meet or go regularly This pub is the rendezvous for the local artists and poets. vergaderplek مُلْتَقى сборище dostaveníčko mødested der Treffpunkt στέκι punto de encuentro kogunemiskoht پاتوق kohtauspaikka rendez-vous מְקוֹם מִפגָש बैठक, प्राय: मिलने की जगह, निश्चित मिलनस्थल sastajalište találkozóhely tempat berkumpul samkomustaður (luogo d'incontro) 集まる場所 만남의 장소, 집결지 susitikimo vieta tikšanās/sapulcēšanās vieta tempat berkumpul plaats van samenkomst stam-(kafé, osv.), møtested miejsce spotkań, punkt zbiorny local de encontro loc de întâlnire место встреч schôdzka, stretnutie zbirališče sastajalište rendezvous, mötesplats ที่ชุมนุม buluşma yeri 集會處 місце зустрічі مقام اجتماع nơi tụ tập


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