revue

See also: Revue

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French revue (literally “review”). Doublet of review, which it replaced in these senses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈvjuː/, /ɹɪˈvjuː/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Audio (UK):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophone: review

Noun

revue (plural revues)

1. A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
2. Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs.

Translations

form of theatrical entertainment

• Bulgarian: ревю́ n (revjú)
• Czech: revue f
• Danish: revy (da) c
• Dutch: revue (nl)
• Finnish: revyy (fi)
• French: revue (fr) m
• German: Revue (de) f
• Italian: rivista (it) f
• Japanese: レヴュー (rebyū)
• Polish: rewia (pl) f
• Portuguese: revista (pt) f
• Romanian: revistă (ro) f
• Russian: ревю́ (ru) n (revjú), обозре́ние (ru) n (obozrénije)
• Slovak: revue f
• Spanish: revista (es) f
• Swedish: revy (sv)
• Volapük: rövüd

Further reading

• revue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French revue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛvuɛ] (when feminine)
• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛviː] (when neuter)

Noun

revue f or n (relational adjective revuální)

1. revue, review, show
2. (periodical): review

Declension

Declension of revue (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	revue	revue
genitive	revue	revuí
dative	revui	revuím
accusative	revui	revue
vocative	revue	revue
locative	revui	revuích
instrumental	revuí	revuemi

Indeclinable when neuter.

Dutch

Etymology

From French revue.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

revue f or m (plural revues, diminutive revuetje n)

1. revue
2. review

French

Etymology

From revoir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.vy/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

revue f (plural revues)

1. magazine, journal
2. troop inspection (military)
3. revue
4. revision

Derived terms

• passer en revue
• revue de presse

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: ревю́ (revjú)
• → Czech: revue
• → Danish: revy
• → Dutch: revue
• → English: revue
• → German: Revue
• → Japanese: レビュー (rebyū)
• → Polish: rewia
• → Russian: ревю́ (revjú)
• → Slovak: revue
• → Slovene: revija
• → Swedish: revy
  • → Finnish: revyy

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from French revue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛvy/

Noun

revue f (nominative plural revue, genitive plural revuí)

1. (periodical): review
2. revue, review, show

Declension

Declension of revue

	singular	plural
nominative	revue	revue
genitive	revue	revue, revuí
dative	revue, revui	revue, revuám
accusative	revue	revue
locative	revue, revui	revue, revuách
instrumental	revue	revue

Further reading

• “revue”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025