FAUTE DE MIEUX

Meaning of FAUTE DE MIEUX in English

Pronunciation: ˌ f ō t-d ə - ' my ə (r), - ' my

Function: adverb

Etymology: F

Date: 1766

: for lack of something better or more desirable <sherry made him dopey but he drank it faute de mieux ― F. T. Marsh>

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FAUTE DE MIEUX — adverb Etymology: French Date: 1766 for lack of something better or more desirable
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FAUTE DE MIEUX — I. fōtdəmyœ̅ adverb Etymology: French, for lack of something better : for lack of something better or more desirable sherry …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAUTE DE MIEUX — /foht deuh myue"/ , French. for lack of something better. [ 1760-70 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAUTE DE MIEUX — adverb Etymology: French Date: 1766 : for lack of something better or more desirable sherry made him dopey but he …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAUTE DE MIEUX — [ fəʊt də'mjə: ] ■ adverb for want of a better alternative. Origin from Fr.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FAUTE DE MIEUX — [faute de mieux] adv [F] (1766): for lack of something better or more desirable "sherry made him dopey but he …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAUTE DE MIEUX — faute de mieux BrE AmE ˌfəʊt də ˈmjɜː AmE ˌfoʊt də ˈmjuː —French [ fot də mjø \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAUTE DE MIEUX — / ˌfəʊt də ˈmjɜː; NAmE ˌfoʊt/ adverb (from French ) because there is nothing else that is better : We …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAUTE DE MIEUX — adv. for want of a better alternative. [F]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAUTE DE MIEUX — adv. for want of a better alternative. [ F ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAUTE DE MIEUX — adv. for want of a better alternative. Etymology: F
Oxford English vocab
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TANT MIEUX — foreign term Etymology: French so much the better
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RECULER POUR MIEUX SAUTER — foreign term Etymology: French to draw back in order to make a better jump
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C'EST PLUS QU'UN CRIME, C'EST UNE FAUTE — foreign term Etymology: French it is worse than a crime, it is a blunder
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AU MIEUX — foreign term Etymology: French on the best terms ; on intimate terms
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TANT MIEUX — /tahonn myue"/ , French. so much the better.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TANT MIEUX — foreign term Etymology: French : so much the better
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RECULER POUR MIEUX SAUTER — foreign term Etymology: French : to draw back in order to make a better jump
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
C'EST PLUS QU'UN CRIME, C'EST UNE FAUTE — foreign term Etymology: French : it is worse than a crime, it is a blunder
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AU MIEUX — foreign term Etymology: French : on the best terms : on intimate terms
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TANT MIEUX — [ tɒ~'mjə: \] ■ exclamation so much the better. Origin from Fr.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TANT MIEUX — [tant mieux] [F] foreign term : so much the better
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RECULER POUR MIEUX SAUTER — [re.cu.ler pour mieux sau.ter] [F] foreign term : to draw back in order to make a better jump
Merriam-Webster English vocab
C'EST PLUS QU'UN CRIME, C'EST UNE FAUTE — [c'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute] [F] foreign term : it is worse than a crime, it is a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AU MIEUX — [au mieux] [F] foreign term : on the best terms: on intimate terms
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TANT MIEUX — int. so much the better. [F]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TANT MIEUX — int. so much the better. [ F ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TANT MIEUX — int. so much the better. Etymology: F
Oxford English vocab
TANT MIEUX — (французское) тем лучше
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FAULT — I. noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, from feminine of fallitus, past participle of …
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FAULTY — ˈfȯltē, -ti adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English fauty, from faute fault + -y 1. a. : marked by …
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FAULTLESS — ˈfȯltlə̇s adjective Etymology: Middle English fautles, from faute fault + -les -less — more at fault : having no fault …
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FAULT — /fawlt/ , n. 1. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character. …
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