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en rapport

American  
[ahn ra-pawr, -pohr, ruh-, ahn ra-pawr] / ˌɑn ræˈpɔr, -ˈpoʊr, rə-, ɑ̃ raˈpɔr /

adjective

  1. in sympathy or accord; in agreement; congenial.


en rapport British  
/ ɑ̃ rapɔr /

adjective

  1. in sympathy, harmony, or accord

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of en rapport

From French

Example Sentences

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Secondly, German coke makers and French iron miners are now sufficiently en rapport to make probable shortly a union of the two complementary industries and consequently lower prices for Franco-German steel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though Mr. Macdonald's inability to suppress Laborite rowdyism last week somewhat damped his prestige, he appears to remain en rapport with all but the most radical Laborites.

From Time Magazine Archive

The weather was pleasant, the crowds were large and enthusiastic, and the singers were en rapport with the audience, whilst the chorus did its very best.

From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.

Croly is, or ought to have been, a great poet; but is not sufficiently known, nor en rapport with the spirit of the time.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

There was an electricity passing between us—our souls were en rapport, our hearts in happy communion, and each understood the thoughts of the other.

From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne

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