relevé

See also: relève and releve

English

Etymology

From the French relevé (“lifted”).

Noun

relevé (plural relevés)

1. (ballet) A position in which the dancer rises to the ball of the feet from demi plié to balance on one or both feet. Can be done on demi-pointe, or full pointe

See also

• Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.l(ə).ve/

• Audio

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Participle

relevé (feminine relevée, masculine plural relevés, feminine plural relevées)

1. past participle of relever

Adjective

relevé (feminine relevée, masculine plural relevés, feminine plural relevées)

1. turned up (of collar); rolled up (of sleeves)
2. held up, high; elevated
3. (of style, conversation) elevated, lofty, sophisticated
4. (cooking) strongly seasoned, spicy

Noun

relevé m (plural relevés)

1. statement, summary
2. bill
3. list (of addresses etc.)
4. (construction etc) layout
5. (exercise) crunch, raise
6. (dance) relevé

Derived terms

• relevé d’informations
• relevé de compte

Further reading

• “relevé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• élever, révèle, révélé

Spanish

Verb

relevé

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of relevar