Resort
1Resort — /rɪ zɔ:t/ (prononcer comme en anglais ri zort, avec accent sur 2e syllabe) est un terme anglais utilisé par des entreprises internationales pour désigner, le plus souvent dans leur raison sociale, les centres de villégiatures ou les stations de… …
2Resort — Re*sort (r?*z?rt ), n. [Cf. F. ressort jurisdiction. See {Resort}, v.] 1. The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one s self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as, a place of popular resort; often figuratively; as, to have… …
3resort — (n.) late 14c., that to which one has recourse for aid or assistance, from O.Fr. resort resource, help, back formation from resortir to resort, lit. to go out again, from re again + sortir go out (see SORTIE (Cf. sortie)). Meaning place people go …
4Resort — Re*sort , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resorting}.] [OF. resortir to withdraw, take refuge, F. ressortir to be in the jurisdiction, LL. resortire; pref. re re + L. sortiri to draw lots, obtain by lot, from sors lot. See {Sort} …
5Resort — Re*sort (r?*z?rt ), n. [F. ressort.] Active power or movement; spring. [A Gallicism] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Some . . . know the resorts and falls of business that can not sink into the main of it. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …
6resort — I verb administer, adopt, apply, avail oneself of, bring into play, call forth, employ, enlist, exercise, fall back upon, have recourse, look to, make use of, practice, press into service, put to use, try, turn to for help, turn to for support,… …
7resort to — index employ (make use of), exploit (make use of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8Resort — A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Such a self contained resort attempts to provide… …
9resort — re|sort1 W3 [rıˈzo:t US o:rt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: resortir to come back, resort , from sortir to go out ] 1.) a place where a lot of people go for holidays seaside/beach/ski etc resort ▪ Aspen, a ski resort in Colorado ▪… …
10resort — ▪ I. resort re‧sort 1 [rɪˈzɔːt ǁ ɔːrt] verb resort to something phrasal verb [transitive] to take a bad or unpleasant course of action because everything else has failed: • The company may resort to a temporary closure of its only plant. • We… …
