entrée

Definitions of entrée
  1. noun
    signal going into an electronic system
    synonyms: programme d'introduction
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    type of:
    signal, signe
    any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  2. noun
    something that provides access (to get in or get out)
    synonyms: accès
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    passage vouté
    a passageway under a curved masonry construction
    embrasure, embrasure de porte
    the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
    passage
    an entrance that can be closed by a gate
    écoutille
    an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
    porte sur l'extérieur
    a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
    type of:
    accés
    a way of entering or leaving
  3. noun
    the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary
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    type of:
    forme
    the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
  4. noun
    the act of entering
    synonyms: abonnement, adhésion, admission, affiliation
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    engagement, indexation, inscription, recrutement
    the act of enrolling
    admission
    the act of admitting someone to enter
    type of:
    arrivée
    the act of arriving at a certain place
  5. noun
    a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)
    synonyms: en-tête
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    type of:
    mot
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
  6. noun
    a road leading up to a private house
    synonyms: accès, chemin
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    type of:
    chemin, route
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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