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L'esprit de l'escalier or l'esprit d'escalier (UK: / l ɛ ˌ s p r iː d (ə l) ɛ ˈ s k æ l j eɪ /, US: / l ɛ ˌ s p r iː d (ə ˌ l) ɛ s k ə ˈ l j eɪ /, [1] French: [lɛspʁi d(ə l)ɛskalje]; lit. ' staircase wit ') is a French term used in English for the predicament of thinking of the perfect reply too late.
Esprit or L'Esprit may refer to: the French word for spirit; as a loanword: Enthusiasm, intense interest or motivation; Morale, motivation and readiness; Geist "mind/spirit; intellect" Esprit (name), a given name and surname; Esprit, a periodical; L'esprit, a 1990 album by In the Nursery; Lotus Esprit, a car; Esprit Holdings, a clothing ...
Esprit Holdings Limited (Chinese: 思捷環球控股有限公司) is a global publicly traded retail company incorporated in Bermuda, [1] with headquarters in North Point, Hong Kong, and further major locations in Ratingen, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and New York City.
The Lotus Esprit is a sports car built by Lotus Cars from 1976 to 2004 at their Hethel, England factory. It has a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout.
The word sprite is derived from the Latin spiritus ("spirit"), via the French esprit.Variations on the term include spright and the Celtic spriggan.The term is chiefly used with regard to elves and fairies in European folklore, and in modern English is rarely used in reference to spirits.
The Spirit of Law (French: De l'esprit des lois, originally spelled De l'esprit des loix [1]), also known in English as The Spirit of [the] Laws, is a treatise on political theory, as well as a pioneering work in comparative law by Montesquieu, published in 1748. [2]
Geist (German pronunciation: ⓘ) is a German noun with a significant degree of importance in German philosophy.Geist can be roughly translated into three English meanings: ghost (as in the supernatural entity), spirit (as in the Holy Spirit), and mind or intellect.
Esprit de corps is a French phrase roughly meaning unit cohesion. Esprit de corps may also refer to: Esprit de Corps, a Canadian military magazine; Esprit de Corps, a 2005 EP by Wild Beasts "Esprit de Corps" (The Avengers), an episode of the British spy-fi television series The Avengers