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Meaning of "bete noire" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BETE NOIRE

bete noire  [bet nwɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BETE NOIRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bete noire is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BETE NOIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bete noire in the English dictionary

The definition of bete noire in the dictionary is something that is particularly disliked.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BETE NOIRE


armoire
ɑːmˈwɑː
baignoire
ˈbenwɑː
Beninois
ˌbɛniːˈnwɑː
boudoir
ˈbuːdwɑː
bourgeois
ˈbʊəʒwɑː
Chihuahua
tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː
devoir
ˈdevwɑː
Dubois
djuːˈbwɑː
fatwa
ˈfætwɑː
Kwa
kwɑː
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
neo-noir
ˌniːəʊˈnwɑː
noir
nwɑː
peignoir
ˈpeɪnwɑː
Renoir
ˈrɛnwɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
reservoir
ˈrɛzəˌvwɑː
Seychellois
ˌseɪʃɛlˈwɑː
tous-les-mois
ˌtuːleɪˈmwɑː
wawa
ˈwɑːˌwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BETE NOIRE

betacarotene
betacism
betacyanin
betaine
betake
betake oneself
betaken
betatopic
betatron
betcha
beteem
betel
betel nut
betel palm
Betelgeuse
Betelgeux
betes noires
beth

WORDS THAT END LIKE BETE NOIRE

aide-memoire
aides-memoire
Coire
conservatoire
Directoire
ecritoire
escritoire
gloire
grimoire
Haute-Loire
in repertoire
Indre-et-Loire
Loire
Maine-et-Loire
moire
Pays de la Loire
Pointe-Noire
pourboire
remontoire
scrutoire

Synonyms and antonyms of bete noire in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BETE NOIRE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bete noire» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bete noire

Translation of «bete noire» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BETE NOIRE

Find out the translation of bete noire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bete noire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bete noire» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

BETE黑角
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bestia negra
570 millions of speakers

English

bete noire
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रबल विरोधी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بهيمة نوار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бельмо на глазу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bete noire
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bête noire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bete noire
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bete noire
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のBeTeノアール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bete 누아르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bete noire
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bete noire
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Bete noire
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोटारडेपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bete Noire
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bete noire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bete noire
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

більмо на оці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bete noire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bete noire
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stukkie noire
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bete noire
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bete noire
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bete noire

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BETE NOIRE»

The term «bete noire» is normally little used and occupies the 110.007 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BETE NOIRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bete noire» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bete noire» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bete noire

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BETE NOIRE»

Discover the use of bete noire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bete noire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Grandville Bete Noir
As the body count mounts and events spiral out of control, the investigation points to Toad Hall, where a cabal of industrialists and fat cats plot the overthrow of the French State . . . by use of steam-driven automaton soldiers! * ...
Bryan Talbot, 2012
2
Bete Noire: Stories Concerning Human Nature and Horror
Stories Concerning Human Nature and Horror Eugene John Mahoney. BETE NOIRE BETE NOIRE Q? Stories Concerning Human Nature And Horror Expect.
Eugene John Mahoney, 2006
3
Vanquish La BêTe Noire
Travelling through realms, inside of little boxes, hidden inside of realms.
Raja Hadiyah, 2012
4
Bete Noire
Louisa Neil. AUTHOR'S NOTE bete noire (bet nwar'; E bat'nwar) A person or thing feared, disliked, and avoided. —From Webster's New World Dictionary BÊTE NOIRE LOUISA NEIL Copyright © 2012 Chapter One Diana.
Louisa Neil
5
Bete Noire Issue #13
Third anniversary double issue of Bête Noire bringing you more of the best in dark fiction, poetry and art.
Various Authors, A. Gifford, Jennifer Gifford, 2013
6
Bête Noire No More
In contemporary, inner city classrooms, linguistic interactions do not occur in a vacuum; therefore, this text advocates for increased linguistic dexterity and cultural acceptance of sociolinguistic interactions among teachers and students.
Meghen Sanders, 2011
7
Garner's Modern American Usage
Language-Change Index ✳betted for past-tense bet: Stage 2 bête noire; ✳bête noir. The spelling bête noire—the only one with any standing in the dictionaries— is about four times as common in modern print sources as ✳bête noir (in which, ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
8
The War of Megiddo: Book I: the Alfa
Bête Noire looked up at the Phoenixes and the Chalkydi along other heavenly angels singing above as they walked through the gates. Once inside they saw countless soldiers called the Grigori who looked just like humans. their class ranking ...
Nick Mulder, 2011
9
Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right
... including a tidbit about Don Levine's bizarre new concept of competing government agencies. It was the first glimmer of anarcho-capitalism, Rand's bête noire in the years ahead. But now Levine's strange views simply signaled to both Rand ...
Jennifer Burns, 2009
10
Agency of Fear: Opiates and Political Power in America
... lawyers in New York City, he dealt constantly with local politicians across the country interested in gaining a favorable opinion for a tax-free bond issue. He joined Nixon's law firm as a senior partner in 1967 The Bete-noire Strategy.
Edward Jay Epstein, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BETE NOIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bete noire is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hacking Team Breach Exposes Insecurities Of A Controversial …
Hacking Team, a surveillance software provider and bete noire of digital activists the world over, has just been hacked and 415GB of data from ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2015 Book Preview
... takes on modern Italy's bete noire — Benito Mussolini — in Numero Zero. Moving deftly from 1945 to 1992 and back again, the book shows ... «The Millions, Jul 15»
3
Dissent in BJP camp as Parliament session nears
Clearly, Gandhi, and his bete noire, Prime Minister Narendra Modi share the same disregard for age. Previously, the UPA's environment ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
4
Media redraw battle lines in bid for global reach
... the bete noire of Japan's elites) picking up their stories and shaming Japan's policymakers into making changes (for example, the abolition of ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
5
Lalu, Nitish indulge in caste politics: Ramvilas Paswan
Ram Kripal also lambasted Kumar as "the most selfish leader" in the country who shook hands with his bete noire Prasad "for the sake of ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
6
'No harm in contesting sans CM face'
... Amarinder Singh, spoke a word against Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Pratap Singh Bajwa, who is seen his as bete noire. «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Yankees to Donate Alex Rodriguez's Bonus to Charity
Rodriguez has managed to win over his bosses, his teammates, the media, and the fans, the former bete noire getting standing ovations from ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Rainbow flag flies but divisions remain
... favourably at the right's bete noire, Obama's Affordable Care Act - that "undermined the fundamental legitimacy of the US Supreme Court". «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
9
Scott Walker picks a fight he can't win
Politico reported that Walker has “become the White House's bete noire” – the conservative governor is the one Republican “the president's ... «MSNBC, Jul 15»
10
Not just Lalit Modi: BCCI, N Srinivasan, Sundar Raman are ED …
One name that comes up repeatedly is former BCCI President N Srinivasan, who is Lalit's bete noire. But while Lalit was banished from the ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bete noire [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bete-noire>. Apr 2024 ».
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