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Milieu

Milieu

See also: milieu

German

Noun

Milieu n (genitive Milieus, plural Milieus)

  1. social background, environment

Synonyms

milieu

milieu

See also: Milieu

English

Noun

milieu (plural milieux or milieus)

  1. medium
  2. a person's social setting or environment

Derived terms

Translations


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪlˈjøː/

Noun

milieu n (plural milieus, diminutive milieutje n)

  1. environment
    • 2006, Hilde Greefs, Water Management, Communities, and Environment: The Low Countries in Comparative Perspective, C. 1000 - C. 1800, Academia Press, pages 195:
      Maar turfwinning had een onbedoeld gevolg voor het milieu: bodemdaling en -erosie waardoor het waterbeheer een problematisch karakter kreeg.
      But peat extraction had an unintended consequence for the environment: sinking and erosion of the soil which made water management problematic in character.
  2. milieu

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French

Etymology

mi- (mid) + lieu (place)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.ljø/

Noun

milieu m (plural milieux)

  1. middle; center
  2. setting; environment; surroundings
  3. social circle; milieu

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Portuguese

Noun

milieu m (plural milieus)

  1. milieu (a person’s social setting or environment)