tab·leau

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• tab|leau — «TAB loh, tab LOH», noun, plural tab|leaux «TAB lohz, tab LOHZ», less frequently, tab|leaus «TAB lohz, TAB|LOHZ». 1. a striking scene; picture. 2. a representation of a person, statue, picture, scene, or incident, by a person or group posing in… …   Useful english dictionary

• tab — ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era; ac·e·tab·u·lif·er·ous; ac·e·tab·u·lum; ame·tab·o·la; ame·tab·o·lism; an·ti·me·tab·o·lite; can·tab; ca·tab·o·lism; ca·tab·o·lite; ca·tab·o·lize; con·tra·tab·u·lar;… …   English syllables

• leau — rou·leau; tab·leau; …   English syllables

• tableau — tab·leau …   English syllables

• tableau — tab•leau [[t]tæˈbloʊ, ˈtæb loʊ[/t]] n. pl. tab•leaux [[t]tæˈbloʊz, ˈtæb loʊz[/t]] tab•leaus 1) a picture, as of a scene 2) a picturesque grouping of people or objects 3) a representation of a picture, scene, etc., by one or more persons suitably… …   From formal English to slang

• tableau — tab|leau [ tæ,blou, tæ blou ] (plural tab|leaux [ tæ,blouz, tæ blouz ] ) noun count 1. ) an unusual or impressive scene that you remember for a long time: The ceremony made a wonderful tableau. a ) TECHNICAL a painting of a group of people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tableau — tab|leau [ˈtæbləu US ˈtæblou, tæˈblou] n plural tableaux [ ləuz US louz] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: table] 1.) a group of people shown in a work of art 2.) a group of people arranged on stage like a picture 3.) something you see that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Tableau — ◆ Ta|bleau 〈[ blo:] n. 15〉 1. 〈Theat.〉 wirkungsvoll gruppiertes Bild 2. 〈El.〉 Tafel, auf der Ergebnisse angezeigt werden 3. 〈veraltet〉 Gemälde 4. 〈österr.〉 Tabelle, Übersicht ● Tableau! (Ausruf der Überraschung, bes. wenn man sich geschlagen… …   Universal-Lexikon