- bon viveur, bon vivant
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bon viveur, bon vivant
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bon vivant — bon viveur UK [ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɜː(r)] / US [ˌbɑn vɪˈvɜr] or bon vivant UK [ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃] / US [ˌbɑn vɪˈvɑnt] noun [countable] Word forms bon viveur : singular bon viveur plural bon viveurs or bons viveurs formal someone who enjoys spending time with… … English dictionary
bon vivant — bon vi|vant [ˌbɔn vi:ˈvɔnt US ˌbo:n vi:ˈva:nt] n also bon viveur [ vi:ˈvə: US vi:ˈvə:r] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: person who lives well ] formal someone who enjoys good food and wine, and being with people … Dictionary of contemporary English
bon vivant — , bon viveur The first is a person who enjoys good food; the second a person who lives well … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
bon vivant — also bon viveur noun (C) literary French someone who enjoys good food and wine, and being with people … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bon vivant, bon viveur — The first is a person who enjoys good food, the second a person who lives well … Dictionary of troublesome word
bon vivant, bon viveur — The first is a person who enjoys good food, the second a person who lives well … Dictionary of troublesome word
bon viveur — UK [ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɜː(r)] / US [ˌbɑn vɪˈvɜr] or bon vivant UK [ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃] / US [ˌbɑn vɪˈvɑnt] noun [countable] Word forms bon viveur : singular bon viveur plural bon viveurs or bons viveurs formal someone who enjoys spending time with other people … English dictionary
vivant — 1. vivant [ vivɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1050; de 1. vivre ♦ Temps de la vie (seult dans certaines loc., avec de). De son vivant : pendant sa vie. Du vivant des époux. Du vivant de ton père tu n aurais pas fait cela. vivant 2. vivant, ante [ vivɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj … Encyclopédie Universelle
bon viveur — [ˌbɒbon viveur vi: və:] noun (plural bon viveurs or bons viveurs pronunciation same) another term for bon vivant. Origin C19: pseudo Fr., from Fr. bon good and viveur a living person … English new terms dictionary
bon viveur — /bɒ̃ viˈvɜ/ (say bon vee ver) noun a bon vivant. {coined in English from French bon good + viveur a living person} …
