man·qué (mä -k  )adj. Unfulfilled or frustrated in the realization of one's ambitions or capabilities: an artist manqué; a writer manqué. [French, from past participle of manquer, to fail, from Old French, from Old Italian mancare, from manco, lacking, from Latin mancus, maimed, infirm; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
manqué French [mɑ̃ke (English) ˈmɒŋkeɪ]
adj
(postpositive) unfulfilled; potential; would-be the manager is an actor manqué
[literally: having missed]
Translations
manqué
adj pred (= failed) → gescheitert; (= unrecognized) → verkannt; he’s a novelist manqué (= unfulfilled) → an ihm ist ein Schriftsteller verloren gegangen
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