Encore

Enˊcore′

,

adv.

or int

erj.

[F. The last part of the word is fr. L.

hora

hour. See

Hour

.]

Once more; again; – used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part.

Enˊcore′

,

Noun.

A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition;

as, the

encores

were numerous

.

Enˊcore′

,

Verb.

T.

[

imp. & p. p.

Encored

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Encoring

.]

To call for a repetition or reappearance of;

as, to

encore

a song or a singer

.

[Rebecca] insisted upon

encoring

one of the duets.

Thackeray.

Encore

ENCO'RE

,

Adj.

French word, pronounced nearly ongkore,and signifying, again, once more; used by the auditors and spectators of plays and other sports, when they call for a repetition of a particular part.

ENCO'RE

,

Verb.

T.

To call for a repetition of a particular part of an entertainment.

encore

English

Noun

encore ‎(plural encores)

A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.

To play an encore.

Can I get an encore? We want more!
A call or demand (as by continued applause) for a repeat performance.
The encores were numerous.

Translations

brief extra performance after the main performance is complete

Albanian: bis (sq) m
Bulgarian: бис m ‎(bis)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 安可 (zh) ‎(ānkě), 安哥 (zh) ‎(āngē), 恩可 ‎(ēnkě)
Czech: přídavek m
Dutch: toegift (nl) f, bisnummer n
Estonian: lisapala
Finnish: encore (fi), ylimääräinen numero
French: rappel (fr) m
German: Zugabe (de) f
Hebrew: הַדְרָן (he) m ‎(haḏrå̄n)
Hungarian: ráadás (hu)
Italian: bis (it) m
Japanese: アンコール ‎(ankōru)
Korean: 앙코르 (ko) ‎(angkoreu)
Kurdish: dubare (ku)

Lithuanian: bisas m
Manx: aagherrym m
Norwegian: ekstranummer n
Polish: bis (pl) m
Portuguese: bis (pt) m
Romani: májoprécsunél
Russian: биси́рование f ‎(bisírovanije), исполне́ние на бис f ‎(ispolnénije na bis)
Scottish Gaelic: tuilleadh m, ath-ghairm f
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: би̏с m

Roman: bȉs (sh) m
Spanish: bis (es) m
Swedish: extranummer n
Tagalog: pag-ulit
Thai: อังกอร์ ‎(xngkxr)
Vietnamese: bài hát lại, điệu múa lại

a call for a repeat performance

French: bis (fr) m
Greek: πρόσκληση (el) f ‎(prósklisi)
Portuguese: bis (pt) m
Russian: вы́зов на бис m ‎(výzov na bis)

Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: би̏с m

Roman: bȉs (sh) m

Interjection

encore!

(said by audience members after a performance) Please perform again!

Translations

please perform again

Albanian: bis! (sq)
Bulgarian: бис! ‎(bis!)
Esperanto: bis!
German: Zugabe! (de), da capo!
Hungarian: vissza! (hu)
Ido: bis! (io)
Italian: bis! (it)
Japanese: アンコール！ ‎(ankōru!)
Manx: reesht!
Ngarrindjeri: kay hey!

Persian: دوباره! (fa) ‎(dobâre!)
Polish: bis! (pl)
Portuguese: bis! (pt)
Russian: бис! (ru) ‎(bis!)
Spanish: ¡otra! (es), ¡bis! (es)
Telugu: శాబాసు! ‎(śābāsu!), భళిర! ‎(bhaḷira!), భళీ! ‎(bhaḷī!)
Turkish: bir daha! (tr), (colloquially) bi daha!
Vietnamese: nữa! (vi), hát lại!, múa lại!

Verb

encore ‎(third-person singular simple present encores, present participle encoring, simple past and past participle encored)

To call for an extra performance or repetition.
To call for an encore.

French

Etymology

Probably from Late Latin in hanc hōra ‎(“until this hour”). Compare Occitan encara, Italian ancora.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.kɔʁ/

Adverb

encore

still
Êtes-vous encore là?‎
Are you still there?
more

Voulez-vous encore du pain ?‎
Would you like more bread?

Tu en veux encore?‎
Do you want some more?
again
Écris-le encore une fois!‎
Write it once again!
(after the adverb pas) yet, not yet
Je n'ai pas encore fini.‎
I haven't finished yet.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Anagrams

coréen, Coréen

cornée

écorne, écorné

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