en|fant ter|ri|ble

en|fant ter|ri|ble
en|fant ter|ri|ble «ahn fahn teh REE bluh», French.
1. a child whose behavior or words embarrass older people.
2. a person or organization that is indiscreet, lacks a sense of responsibility, or is extremely unconventional: »

By the year 1919, when he [John Maynard Keynes] was in his middle thirties, he had achieved international fame or notoriety as the enfant terrible of economics (Punch). “L'Express” has become the enfant terrible of postwar French journalism (Newsweek).

3. (literally) terrible child.

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  • en·fant ter·ri·ble — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Enfant terrible — En|fant ter|ri|ble auch: En|fant ter|rib|le 〈[ãfã: tɛri:bl] n.; , s s [ãfã: tɛri:bl]〉 jmd., der durch zu große Offenheit andere in Verlegenheit bringt [frz., „schreckliches Kind“] * * * En|fant ter|ri|b|le [ãfãtɛ ri:bl̩ ], das; , s s [ãfãtɛ… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Enfant terrible — En|fant ter|ri|ble auch: En|fant ter|rib|le 〈[ãfã tɛri:bl] n.; Gen.: , Pl.: s s [ãfã tɛri:bl]〉 jmd., der (durch zu große Offenheit) seine Mitmenschen ständig in Verlegenheit bringt od. schockiert [Etym.: frz., »schreckliches Kind«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • enfantterrible — en·fant ter·ri·ble (äɴ fäɴ tĕ rēʹblə) n. en·fants ter·ri·bles (äɴ fäɴ tĕ rēʹblə) One whose startlingly unconventional behavior, work, or thought embarrasses or disturbs others: The radical painter was the enfant terrible of the art establishment …   Universalium

  • enfant terrible* — en•fant ter•ri•ble [[t]ɑ̃ fɑ̃ tɛˈri blə[/t]] n. pl. en•fants ter•ri•bles [[t]ɑ̃ fɑ̃ tɛˈri blə[/t]] fr. 1) fot a person who causes embarrassment by saying or doing indiscreet things 2) fot a person whose work, thought, or behavior is so… …   From formal English to slang

  • enfant terrible — en·fant ter·ri·ble loc.s.m. e f.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} bambino molto vivace e turbolento | estens., persona irriverente e anticonformista {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1892 …   Dizionario italiano

  • Enfant terrible — En·fant ter·ri·ble [ãfãtɛ ribl] das; / s, s; geschr; jemand, der ständig gesellschaftliche Normen und Konventionen verletzt und dadurch seine Umgebung provoziert …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • enfant terrible — en|fant ter|ri|ble [ˌɔnfɔn teˈri:blə US ˌa:nfa:n ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: terrible child ] a young successful person who behaves in a way that is shocking but also amusing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Enfant terrible — En|fant ter|ri|ble [ãfãtɛ ribl] das; , s s [ãfãtɛ ribl] <aus gleichbed. fr. enfant terrible, eigtl. »schreckliches Kind«> jmd., der seine Umgebung durch unangebrachte Offenheit in Verlegenheit bringt od. sie durch sein Verhalten… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • enfant terrible — en|fant ter|ri|ble [ ,ɑ̃fɑ̃ tə riblə ] noun count a person, especially a famous one, who tries to shock people or make them feel embarrassed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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