rencontre
Americannoun
plural
rencontresEtymology
Origin of rencontre
From French
Example Sentences
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In an extraordinary passage, Silvio recalls that his adversary was late for their rencontre.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2017
This was in New York bay, where yachts, sailboats, rowboats, tugs, scows interfered with the decorum of such rencontre.
From Time Magazine Archive
Aussi on le rencontre non-seulement sur les rivages de toutes les mers, même de la Baltique, mais encore aux bords des lacs salés, tels que celui de Mannsfeld, en Saxe.
From On the Variation of Species, with Especial Reference to the Insecta ; Followed by an Inquiry into the Nature of Genera by Wollaston, Thomas Vernon
It is needless to dwell upon the mutual surprise of both parties at such a rencontre.
From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard
La justice de nos jugements et de nos actions n'est jamais que la rencontre heureuse de notre intérêt avec l'intérêt public.”—Ibid. ii.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
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