idée fixe

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i·dée fixe (

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n. pl. i·dées fixes (

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A fixed idea; an obsession.

[French : idée, idea + fixe, fixed.]

idée fixe French [ide fiks]

n pl idées fixes [ide fiks]

a fixed idea; obsession

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idée fixe (French)

noun obsession, thing (informal), preoccupation, fixation, fixed idea, monomania, hobbyhorse, bee in your bonnet It is an idée fixe of mine that women work in a more concentrated way.

Translations

idée fixe [ˈiːdeɪˈfiːks] N → idea f fija

idée fixe

n pl <idées fixes> → fixe Idee

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