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enfant terrible
(redirected from enfants terribles)

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en·fant ter·ri·ble  (ä-fä t-rbl)
n. en·fants ter·ri·bles (ä-fä t-rbl)
One whose startlingly unconventional behavior, work, or thought embarrasses or disturbs others: The radical painter was the enfant terrible of the art establishment.
[French : enfant, child + terrible, frightful.]
enfant terrible French [ɑ̃fɑ̃ tɛriblə]
n pl enfants terribles [ɑ̃fɑ̃ tɛriblə]
a person given to unconventional conduct or indiscreet remarks
[literally: terrible child]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.enfant terrible - a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others
recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
Translations
enfant terrible
n pl <-s -s> → Enfant terrible nt


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Their father, a windy poet, and English mother take off for an extended vacation, and before you can say enfants terribles, the too-intimate siblings are reeling their semi-reluctant friend from the puritanical side of the pond into their erotic, theoretical and movie trivia mind games.
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