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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : beyt nwahr; French bet nwar |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌbeɪt ˈnwɑr; French bɛt ˈnwar |
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Définition of bête-noire
Origin :- "insufferable person," 1844, from French bête noire "personal aversion," as an adjective, "stupid, foolish;" literally "the black beast."
- As in bête noire : noun disliked person
- Mongenod became by bete-noire; I inveighed against him even as I walked the streets.
- Extract from : « The Brotherhood of Consolation » by Honore de Balzac
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