idée fixe

i·dée fixe

 (ē-dā fēks′)

n. pl. i·dées fixes (ē-dā fēks′)

A fixed idea; an obsession.

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[French : idée, idea + fixe, fixed.]

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idée fixe

(ide fiks)

n, pl idées fixes (ide fiks)

a fixed idea; obsession

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idée fixe

A French phrase meaning fixed idea, used to mean an obsession.

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Thesaurus

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.

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Translations

идея фикс

idée fixe

[ˈiːdeɪˈfiːks] N → idea f fija

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idée fixe

n pl <idées fixes> → fixe Idee

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i·dée fixe

n., Fr. idea fija.

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