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Ressort

Ressort

See also: ressort

German

Noun

Ressort n (genitive Ressorts, plural Ressorts)

  1. department, area of operations

ressort

ressort

See also: Ressort

French

Noun

ressort m (plural ressorts)

  1. (dated) resilience, elasticity
  2. spring (coiled device)
  3. spirit, energy
  4. (literary) motive, motivation

Verb

ressort

  1. third-person singular present indicative of ressortir

Etymology 2

From ressortir, itself a specialised adaptation of Etymology 1, above.

Noun

ressort m (plural ressorts)

  1. (law) jurisdiction, responsibility, remit

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