BÊTE NOIRE


Meaning of BÊTE NOIRE in English

/ ˌbet ˈnwɑː(r)/ noun

( pl. bêtes noires / ˌbet ˈnwɑː(r); NAmE also ˈnwɑ:rz/) (from French ) a person or thing that particularly annoys you and that you do not like

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WORD ORIGIN

French , literally black beast .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.