compte rendu

[ kawnt rahn-dy ]
/ kɔ̃t rɑ̃ˈdü /

noun, plural comptes ren·dus [kawnt rahn-dy] /kɔ̃t rɑ̃ˈdü/. French.

a report of a transaction or proceedings.

Origin of compte rendu

literally, account rendered

Words nearby compte rendu

compromise rail, compromised, compsognathus, compt, compt., compte rendu, comptometer, compton, compton effect, compton-burnett, comptroller

Example sentences from the Web for compte rendu

  • Compte-rendu de la commission impériale archéologique pour l'année 1859.

    Jewellery |H. Clifford Smith,

  • In the Compte-Rendu Officiel there is no report of whatever discussion took place.

    Violence and the Labor Movement |Robert Hunter

  • Generally speaking, the piece has the form of a compte-rendu of the assembly of the states at Paris.

    A Short History of French Literature |George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for compte rendu

compte rendu
/ French (kɔ̃t rɑ̃dy) /

noun plural comptes rendus (kɔ̃t rɑ̃dy)

a short review or notice, esp of a book
a statement of account

Word Origin for compte rendu

literally: account rendered