cri de coeur

cri de coeur
n. (pl. cris de coeur pronunc. same) a passionate appeal, complaint, or protest.
Etymology: F, = cry from the heart

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noun or cri du coeur \\ˌkrēdəˈkər\ (plural cris de coeur or cris du coeur \\ˌkrē(z)d-\)
: passionate protest, appeal, or complaint

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/krddeedeu kuerdd"/; Eng. /kree" deuh kerr"/, pl. cris de coeur /krddeedeu kuerdd"/; Eng. /kreez" deuh kerr"/. French.
an anguished cry of distress or indignation; outcry.
[1900-05; lit., cry of (the) heart]

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cri de coeur «kree duh KERR», French.
1. a heartfelt plea: »

His words are a cri de coeur for peace.

2. an appeal to sympathy: »

The poor man's cri de coeur was impossible to resist.

3. (literally) cry of the heart.

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[ˌkrē də 'kər]
n. (pl. cris de coeur [ˌkrē(z)]) a passionate appeal, complaint, or protest
Origin:
early 20th cent.: French, literally ‘cry from the heart’

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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