Jalousie

See also Jalousie

English

Etymology

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒæləsiː/

Noun

Singular Jalousie

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1. (naval architecture) A component in a ventilation system.
2. Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.

   “A small lofty room, with its window wide open, and the wooden jalousie-blinds closed, so that the dark night only showed in slight horizontal lines of black, alternating with their broad lines of stone colour.” — Dickens, Tale of Two Cities

Translations

• Greek: γρίλληα παραθύρου (gríllia parathírou) f.
• Spanish: celosía f.
• Turkish: jaluzi

See also

• blind
• curtain

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin zelotus (“‘full of love and sympathy’”) < Latin zelus (“‘zealous’”) < Ancient Greek ζήλος (zélos), “‘envy, lust, rivalry’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʒa.lu.zi/, X-SAMPA: /Za.lu.zi/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

Jalousie f (usually uncountable)

1. jealousy
2. System to shade a window, like a curtain, but hanging from the ceiling and one can control how much light passes through.

Related terms

• jaloux
• jalousement

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