mot juste
mot juste · mots justes
richtiger / passender / zutreffender Ausdruck, richtiges / passendes / treffendes Wort
The perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situationThe perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.
/məʊˈʒuːst/
Meaning
1 sensesThe perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.
richtiger / passender / zutreffender Ausdruck, richtiges / passendes / treffendes Wort
the appropriate word or expression
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
perfectly appropriate word or phrase:
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French mot juste.Unadapted borrowing from French mot juste.
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Forms
plural: mots justes| Singular | mot juste |
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