FAUTE DE MIEUX


Meaning of FAUTE DE MIEUX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfōt-də-ˈmyə(r), -ˈmyœ ]

adverb

Etymology: French

Date: 1766

: for lack of something better or more desirable

sherry made him dopey but he drank it faute de mieux — F. T. Marsh

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.