different between alignment vs entente

English

Etymology

French alignement

Morphologically align +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???a?nm?nt]

Noun

alignment (countable and uncountable, plural alignments)

1. An arrangement of items in a line.
2. The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
3. An alliance of factions.
4. (astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
5. (transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
6. (role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
7. (bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.

Derived terms

• stone alignment

Translations

Anagrams

• gintleman, lamenting, manteling

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French entente (“understanding”). Doublet of intent.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??.t??t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?t?nt/

Noun

entente (plural ententes)

1. An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.

Translations

See also

• détente
• entente cordiale

French

Etymology

From the verb entendre, or from Latin intenta; perhaps through a substantivized Vulgar Latin past participle *intendita, as a variant of intenta (cf. intenditus). See also tente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t??t/

Noun

entente f (plural ententes)

1. accord; agreement
2. interpretation, meaning

Derived terms

• terrain d'entente

Descendants

• ? English: entente
• ? Turkish: antant

Further reading

• “entente” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• nénette

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch entente, from French entente (“understanding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?n?t?nt?]
• Hyphenation: èn?tèn?tê

Noun

entente or èntèntê

1. (politics) entente, an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.

Further reading

• “entente” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French entente.

Noun

entente f (plural ententes)

1. entente