FAUTE DE MIEUX

Meaning of FAUTE DE MIEUX in English

/ ˌfəʊt də ˈmjɜː; NAmE ˌfoʊt/ adverb

(from French ) because there is nothing else that is better :

We were obliged, faute de mieux, to drink the local beverage.

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WORD ORIGIN

French .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — 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
FAUTE DE MIEUX — Pronunciation: ˌ f ō t-d ə - ' my ə (r), - ' my Function: adverb Etymology: F Date: 1766 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
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DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
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DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DE — rigueur [adjective] [after verb] - demanded by fashion, custom, etc.At the place where I work, smart suits are de rigueur …
Cambridge English vocab
DE — prep. or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DE — Germany (Deutschland; Internet top level domain) For more possible definitions for DE , click here ©1988-2002, All Rights Reserved, AcronymFinder.com
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DE- — прист. 1) образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением 'производить действие, обратное тому, которое обозначено производной основой' to vitalize …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — De
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — de facto лат. на деле, фактически, де-факто (противоп. de jure); the government de facto находящееся у власти правительство facto: facto: …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — , dɪ , de _pref. 1> указывает на: а> отделение, лишение: defrock лишать духовного сана; degas дегазировать; б> плохое качество, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DE- — , dɪ- , de- прист. 1) ( образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением "производить действие, обратное тому, которое …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DE- — прист. 1) образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением 'производить действие, обратное тому, которое обозначено производной основой' to vitalize …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — de facto лат. на деле, фактически, де-факто (противоп. de jure); the government de facto находящееся у власти правительство facto: facto: …
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
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAULT — I. noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, from feminine of fallitus, past participle of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FAULT — I. ˈfȯlt, archaic ˈfȯt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English faute, faulte, from Old French faute, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAULTY — ˈfȯltē, -ti adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English fauty, from faute fault + -y 1. a. : marked by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAULTLESS — ˈfȯltlə̇s adjective Etymology: Middle English fautles, from faute fault + -les -less — more at fault : having no fault …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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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