Maybe in another universe, beings are like clouds or shadows in a cloudy or shadowy milieu...
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Milieu
//ˈmiːljɜː//
Synonyms for "milieu" (138 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (69)
matmediummise-en-sceneneighborhoodnoteoffshore rightsopen forumoutpostoutpostsoutskirtsovertonepalaestraparade groundpartpartsperimeterperipherypitplaceplatform
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precinctprecinctspremisesprize ringpublic squarepurlieupurlieusqualityquarterrangeregionringsalientscenescene of actionscenerysectionsensesettingsitesituationsoilspacespherespiritsquared circlestadiumstagestage setstage settingsuburbssurroundingsterrainterritorytheaterthree-mile limittilting groundtiltyardtonetotal environmenttwelve-mile limitundertoneuniversevicinagevicinitywalkwrestling ringzone
Noun(1 words)
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3 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 24 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- околна среда noun (social setting)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 社會環境 /社会环境 noun (social setting)
Danish
1 entries- miljø noun (social setting)
Dutch
1 entries- milieu noun (social setting)
Esperanto
1 entries- socia medio noun (social setting)
Estonian
1 entries- miljöö noun (social setting)
Finnish
4 entries- luokka noun (group of people with a common point of view — see also social class)
- lähiympäristö noun (social setting)
- miljöö noun (social setting)
- ympäristö noun (social setting)
French
1 entries- milieu noun (social setting)
German
1 entries- Milieu noun (social setting)
Greek
1 entries- περιβάλλον noun (social setting)
Hungarian
1 entries- miliő noun (social setting)
Indonesian
2 entries- lingkungan hidup noun (social setting)
- milieu noun (social setting)
Irish
1 entries- timpeallacht noun (social setting)
Korean
1 entries- 사회환경 noun (social setting)
Malay
1 entries- milieu noun (social setting)
Norwegian
1 entries- miljø noun (social setting)
Polish
4 entries- milieu noun (social setting)
- milieu noun (group of people with a common point of view — see also social class)
- otoczenie noun (social setting)
- otoczenie noun (group of people with a common point of view — see also social class)
Portuguese
2 entries- meio social noun (social setting)
- milieu noun (social setting)
Romanian
1 entries- mijloc noun (social setting)
Russian
1 entries- среда́ noun (social setting)
Spanish
2 entries- ambiente noun (social setting)
- entorno noun (social setting)
Swedish
3 entries- cirkel noun (group of people with a common point of view — see also social class)
- miljö noun (social setting)
- miljö noun (group of people with a common point of view — see also social class)
Tamil
1 entries- சூழல் noun (social setting)
Ukrainian
1 entries- середовище noun (social setting)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Tom got into trouble with the Milieu in France.
Source: tatoeba (9019483)
Tom comes from a different cultural milieu.
Source: tatoeba (10172834)
The acceptance of Japanese to celebrate Christmas like a Valentine's Day is, nevertheless, an influence of Christianity in their Shinto-Buddhist milieu.
Source: tatoeba (10508398)
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