entertainment

en·ter·tain·ment

 (ĕn′tər-tān′mənt)

n.

1. The act of entertaining.

2. The art or field of entertaining.

3. Something that amuses, pleases, or diverts, especially a performance or show.

4. The pleasure afforded by being entertained; amusement: The comedian performed for our entertainment.

5. Archaic Maintenance; support.

6. Obsolete Employment.

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entertainment

(ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt)

n

1. the act or art of entertaining or state of being entertained

2. an act, production, etc, that entertains; diversion; amusement

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en•ter•tain•ment

(ˌɛn tərˈteɪn mənt)

n.

1. the act of entertaining.

2. diversion; amusement.

3. something affording pleasure or amusement, esp. a performance.

4. hospitable provision for the needs and wants of guests.

5. a divertingly adventurous, comic, or picaresque novel.

6. Obs. maintenance in service.

[1525–35]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

entertainment - an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention amusement diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" beguilement, distraction - an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations edutainment - entertainment that is intended to be educational extravaganza - any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment militainment - entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated night life, nightlife - the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"

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entertainment

noun

1. enjoyable, fun, pleasure, leisure, satisfaction, relaxation, recreation, enjoyment, distraction, amusement, diversion I play the piano purely for my own entertainment.

2. pastime, show, sport, performance, play, treat, presentation, leisure activity, beer and skittles He organized entertainments and events for elderly people.

Quotations
"I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot" [Steve Martin]

Entertainment

Types of entertainment  acrobatics, aerobatics, agon, airshow, all-dayer, all-nighter, antimasque, après-ski, aquashow, ball, ballet, banquet, bear-baiting, bullfighting, burlesque show, busking, cabaret, carnival, ceilidh, charade, circus, cockfighting, comedy, command performance, concert, conjuring, cotillion or cotillon (U.S. & Canad.), dance, escapology, exhibition, fair, farce, fashion show, feast, fête or fete, film, fireworks or pyrotechnics, floor show, funambulism or tightrope-walking, gala, galanty show, garden party, gaudy, gig (informal), ice show, juggling, karaoke, kermis or kirmess (U.S. & Canad.), levee, light show, magic, masked ball, masque, melodrama, minstrel show, musical, music hall, opera, operetta, pantomime, party, play, puppet show, raree show, rave, reading, reception, recital, recitation, revue or review, ridotto, road show, rodeo, shadow play, show, sideshow, singsong, slide show, slot machine, soiree, son et lumière, street theatre, striptease, tragedy, variety, vaudeville, ventriloquism, video game, wall of death, waltzer, warehouse party, whist drive, zarzuela

Types of entertainer  acrobat, actor or (fem.) actress, artist, artiste, auguste, bareback rider, busker, chorus girl, circus artist, clown, comedian or (fem.) comedienne, conjurer, contortionist, dancer, diva, equilibrist, escapologist, exotic dancer, fire eater, fool, funambulist or tightrope walker, funnyman, go-go dancer, gracioso, guiser, harlequin, illusionist, impersonator, impressionist, jester, jongleur, juggler, lion tamer, magician, merry-andrew, mimic, minstrel, mummer, musician, organ-grinder, performer, prima ballerina, prima donna, puppeteer, quick-change artist, raconteur, ringmaster, show girl, singer, snake charmer, stripteaser or stripper, strolling player, strongman, sword swallower, tightrope walker, tragedian or (fem.) tragedienne, trapeze artist, trouper, tumbler, unicyclist, vaudevillian, ventriloquist

Places of entertainment  amphitheatre, amusement arcade (Brit.), arena, auditorium, ballroom, bandstand, big top, bingo hall, carnival, cinema, circus, coliseum or colosseum, concert hall, dance hall, disco, fairground, funfair, gallery, hall, leisure centre, lido, marquee, museum, music hall, nightclub, nightspot, niterie (slang), opera house, social club, stadium, theatre, vaudeville, waxworks, zoo

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entertainment

noun

1. Something, especially a performance or show, designed to entertain:

amusement, distraction, diversion, recreation.

2. The condition of being amused:

amusement, recreation.

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Translations

تَرْفيه، تَسْلِيَهتَسْلِيَه، تَرْفيهحَفْلَه تَرْفيهِيَّه

zábava

underholdning

UnterhaltungVeranstaltungSpaß

entretenimientoespectáculodistraccióndiversión

amusementdétentedistractiondivertissementrécréation

szórakozási lehetõségszórakoztatás

afòreying, skemmtungestrisni, gestamóttakaskemmtun

divertimentointrattenimentoospitalit...spassospettacolo

娯楽

bevertningtraktering

rozrywka

развлечение

zábavné predstavenie

zabava

eğlenceeğlendirmeeğlenti

乐趣娱乐文娱节目消遣表演会

entertainment

[ˌentəˈteɪnmənt]

A. N

1. (= amusement) [of guests] → entretenimiento m; [of audience] → diversión f
for your entertainment → para divertiros

2. (= show) → espectáculo m; (= musical entertainment) → concierto m
to put on an entertainment → organizar un espectáculo
the world of entertainment → el mundo del espectáculo

B. CPD entertainment allowance N → gastos mpl de representación
entertainment expenses NPL = entertainment allowance entertainment guide N → guía f del ocio
entertainment tax N → impuesto m de espectáculos
the entertainment world N → el mundo del espectáculo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

entertainment

[ˌɛntə^rˈteɪnmənt] n

(= amusement) → distraction f, divertissement m
Television is his only entertainment → La télévision est son unique divertissement.

(= show) → spectacle m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

entertainment

n

(= amusement) → Unterhaltung f; (professional) → Entertainment nt; for my own entertainment → nur so zum Vergnügen, zu meinem Privatvergnügen; the cinema is a great form of entertainment → das Kino bietet tolle Unterhaltung; the film is good entertainment → der Film ist sehr unterhaltsam; the world of entertainment → die Unterhaltungsbranche

(= performance) → Darbietung f

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entertainment

:

entertainment allowance

n → ˜ Aufwandspauschale f

entertainment tax

n → Vergnügungssteuer f

entertainment value

n to have good entertainment → großen Unterhaltungswert haben; (person) → sehr unterhaltend sein

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entertainment

[ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt] n

a. (amusement) → divertimento; (of guests) → trattenimento

b. (show) → spettacolo

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entertain

(entəˈtein) verb

1. to receive, and give food etc to (guests). They entertained us to dinner. onthaal يَسْتَضيف (على الغَداء) каня receber přijmout empfangen invitere; beværte φιλοξενώ, δεξιώνομαι recibir võõrustama پذیرایی کردن kestitä recevoir לְאָרֵח सत्कार करना ugostiti vendégül lát menjamu taka á móti gestum ricevere もてなす 대접하다 pasikviesti svečių, priimti, vaišinti uzņemt, pacienāt (viesus) meraikan onthalen ta imot/ha som gjest podejmować ميلمه كول، بلل: فكرته را وستل، په فكر كې ګرځول، زړه كې ګرځول: خو شالول، سات ور تېرول receber a primi принимать prijať gostiti gostiti ha ngn som gäst, bjuda ต้อนรับแขก ağırlamak, misafir etmek 招待 приймати خاطر تواضع کرنا tiếp đãi 招待

2. to amuse. His stories entertained us for hours. vermaak يُسَلّي، يُلْهي забавлявам divertir bavit unterhalten underholde; more ψυχαγωγώdivertir, entretener meelelahutust pakkuma سرگرم کردن huvittaa amuser לְבָדֵר मनोरंजन करना zabavljati szórakoztat menghibur skemmta divertire 楽しませる 즐겁게 하다 linksminti kavēt (laiku) hiburkan amuserenunderholde, more, forlystezabawiać سات ور تیرل divertir a distra развлекать zabávať zabavati zabaljati roa, underhålla ทำให้เพลิดเพลิน eğlendirmek 使娛樂 розважати لطف اندوز کرنا giải trí 使娱乐

3. to hold in the mind. He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister. koester يَتَلَهّى ، يَحْمِلُ فِكْرَه съгласявам се nutrir chovat hegen nære τρέφω, διατηρώabrigar (lootust) hellitama در سر پروراندن olla mielessä nourrir לִשקוֹל आकांक्षा करना nadati se foglalkozik (gondolattal) menyimpan ala í brjósti nutrire いだく 마음 속에 품다 turėti galvoje, puoselėti lolot (cerību) mengingatkan koesterennære, håpe på, ha i tankene, pønske på żywić nadzieję په سر كى درلودل nutrir a nutri лелеять мысль udržiavať, lipnúť na gojiti gajiti hysa, nära ทำให้จำ beslemk, gönlünde yaşatmak 懷著 плекати زیر غور لانا ấp ủ 怀着

enterˈtainer noun

one who gives amusing performances professionally. vermaaklikheidskunstenaar مُمَثِّل هَزْلي артист artista kabaretní umělec der Entertainer entertainer; underholder διασκεδαστήςartista estraadikunstnik بازیگر؛ هنرمند viihdetaiteilija artisteבדרן मनोरंजनकर्त्ता zabavljač szórakoztató penghibur skemmtikraftur comico 芸人 예능인 estrados artistas estrādes mākslinieks, konferansjē penghibur entertainerartist artysta kabaretowy هنر مند artista artist (de co­me­die); animator артист эстрады kabaretný umelec komik, zabaviščnik zabavljač underhållare, entertainer นักแสดงอาชีพ komedyen 表演者 естрадний артист تماشا گر người làm trò tiêu khiển 款待者，表演者

ˌenterˈtaining adjective

amusing. entertaining stories. vermaaklik مُسَلٍّ забавен divertido zábavný unterhaltend underholdende διασκεδαστικόςdivertido, entretenido huvitav سرگرم کننده viihdyttävä divertissant מְבָדֵר मनोरंजक zabavan szórakoztató menghibur skemmtilegur divertente 愉快な 재미있는 linksmas uzjautrinošs; izklaidējošs menghiburkan amusantunderholdende, morsomzabawny كور په، سات تېروونكى divertido distractiv, amuzant развлекательный zábavný zabaven zabavan underhåll-ande ที่ทำให้เพลิดเพลิน eğlendirici 有趣的 розважальний دل بہلانے والا thú vị 有趣的

ˌenterˈtainment noun

1. something that entertains, eg a theatrical show etc. vermaaklikheid حَفْلَه تَرْفيهِيَّه забавление espetáculo zábavné představení die Veranstaltung underholdning διασκέδαση, ψυχαγωγικό πρόγραμμα espectáculo meelelahutus سرگرمی؛ برنامه تفریحی viihde spectacle מְבָדֵר मनोरंजन, आदर zabava szórakoztatás pertunjukan skemmtun spettacolo 催し物 쇼, 오락 spektaklis, divertismentas viesības; sarīkojums hiburan showunderholdning, morowidowisko سات تېرى، ميلمستيا espectáculo spectacol представление zábavné predstavenie predstava zabava underhållning, [nöjes]tillställning สันทนาการ eğlence 樂娛節目，表演會 дивертисмент; вистава تماشا ، تقریب cuộc giải trí 文娱节目，表演会

2. the act of entertaining. vermaak تَرْفيه، تَسْلِيَه забава divertimento zábava die Unterhaltung underholdning διασκέδαση, ψυχαγωγίαentretenimiento lõbustus سرگرمی viihdyttäminen distractionבידור मनोरंजन zabava szórakozás hiburan gestrisni, gestamóttaka divertimento もてなし 즐겁게 해주는 것 linksminimas, pobūvis laika kavēšana; uzjautrinājums menghiburkan het onthalen, het amuseren bevertning, trakteringzabawa سات تېرى divertimento distracţie приём гостей zábava zabava zabavljanje underhållning การทำให้เพลิดเพลิน eğlendirme 娛樂 розважання دل بہلانے کا عمل buổi biểu diễn 娱乐

3. amusement; interest. There is no lack of entertainment in the city at night. vermaak تَسْلِيَه، تَرْفيه развелечение divertimento rozptýlení die Unterhaltung underholdning διασκεδάσεις, θεάματα diversión ajaviide سرگرمی؛ برنامه تفریحی viihde divertissementבידור तमाशा zabava, zanimljivost szórakozási lehetőség, mulatság kesenangan afþreying, skemmtun divertimento 娯楽 즐거움 pramoga, pasilinksminimas laika kavēklis hiburan amusementunderholdning, mororozrywka سات تېرى divertimento divertis­ment развлечение rozptýlenie razvedrilo zabava underhållning, nöjen ความบันเทิง eğlenti, eğlence 消遣，樂趣 розвага, забава تفریح ، دلچسپی sự thích thú 消遣，乐趣

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