mot juste

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mot juste (m

zhüst

)

n. pl. mots justes (m

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)

Exactly the right word or expression.

[French : mot, word + juste, right.]

mot juste French [mo ʒyst]

n pl mots justes [mo ʒyst]

the appropriate word or expression

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mot juste - the appropriate word or expression

choice of words, phraseology, wording, phrasing, verbiage, diction - the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

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mot juste

n → passender or treffender Ausdruck

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