See also: enlacé

English edit

Etymology edit

From Old French enlacer.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪs

Verb edit

enlace (third-person singular simple present enlaces, present participle enlacing, simple past and past participle enlaced)

  1. (transitive) To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace
    Synonyms: lace, encircle, enfold
    • c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.:
      But yet I may ſay ſafely, so many wel lettred
      Embraudred, enlaſid together, and fettred,
      And ſo little learning, ſo lewdly alowed,
      What fault find ye herein but may be avowed?
  2. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To entangle.

Anagrams edit

French edit

Verb edit

enlace

  1. inflection of enlacer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician edit

Noun edit

enlace m (plural enlaces)

  1. link
  2. (chemistry) bond

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈla.si/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈla.si/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈla.se/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈla.se/

Etymology 1 edit

Deverbal from enlaçar (to entwine).

Noun edit

enlace m (plural enlaces)

  1. intertwining
    Synonym: enlaçamento
  2. connection, link
    Synonyms: conexão, ligação
  3. (figuratively) marriage
    Synonym: casamento
  4. hug
    Synonym: abraço

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

enlace

  1. inflection of enlaçar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enˈlaθe/ [ẽnˈla.θe]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /enˈlase/ [ẽnˈla.se]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθe
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ase
  • Syllabification: en‧la‧ce

Etymology 1 edit

Deverbal from enlazar.

Noun edit

enlace m (plural enlaces)

  1. link, connection
  2. bond, relationship
  3. union, marriage
  4. (chemistry) bond, linkage
  5. (military, government) liaison
  6. go-between
  7. (computing) link, hyperlink
    Synonyms: hiperenlace, hipervínculo, vínculo
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

enlace

  1. inflection of enlazar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading edit