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PRONUNCIATION OF ENFANTS TERRIBLES

enfants terribles  [ɑ̃fɑ̃ teriblə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENFANTS TERRIBLES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Enfants terribles 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 ENFANTS TERRIBLES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Les Enfants Terribles

Les Enfants Terribles is a 1929 novel by Jean Cocteau, published by Editions Bernard Grasset. It concerns two siblings, Elisabeth and Paul, who isolate themselves from the world as they grow up; this isolation is shattered by the stresses of their adolescence. It was first translated into English by Samuel Putnam in 1930 and published by Brewer & Warren Inc. A later English translation was made by Rosamond Lehmann in 1955, and published by New Directions in the U.S., and Mclelland & Stewart in Canada in 1966, with the title translated as The Holy Terrors. The book is illustrated by the author's own drawings. It was made into a film of the same name, a collaboration between Cocteau and director Jean-Pierre Melville in 1950, and inspired the opera of the same name by Philip Glass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENFANTS TERRIBLES


Ambler
ˈæmblə
assembler
əˈsɛmblə
cobbler
ˈkɒblə
diable
diːˈɑːblə
disabler
dɪsˈeɪblə
disassembler
ˌdɪsəˈsɛmblə
enabler
ɪˈneɪblə
gambler
ˈɡæmblə
nabla
ˈnæblə
qibla
ˈkɪblə
rambla
ˈrɑːmblə
rambler
ˈræmblə
rumbler
ˈrʌmblə
scrambler
ˈskræmblə
stumbler
ˈstʌmblə
tabla
ˈtʌblə
temblor
ˈtɛmblə
trembler
ˈtrɛmblə
tumbler
ˈtʌmblə
warbler
ˈwɔːblə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENFANTS TERRIBLES

enface
enfacement
enfant
enfant sauvage
enfant terrible
enfants sauvages
enfeeble
enfeebled
enfeeblement
enfeebler
enfelon
enfeoff
enfeoffment
enfested
enfetter
enfever
Enfield
Enfield rifle
enfierce
enfilade

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENFANTS TERRIBLES

comestibles
consumables
deliverables
disposables
doubles
durables
edibles
intangibles
marbles
nibbles
Old Contemptibles
Peebles
receivables
renewables
shambles
the Troubles
trembles
troubles
valuables
wearables

Synonyms and antonyms of enfants terribles in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «enfants terribles» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

儿童组织terribles
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enfants terribles
570 millions of speakers

English

enfants terribles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Enfants Terribles
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

منظمة أطفال terribles
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Enfants Terribles
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enfants terribles
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জবাব
260 millions of speakers

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enfants terribles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enfants terribles
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

enfants terribles
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ザンファンterribles
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

enfants terribles
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Energik terribles
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

enfants terribles
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துயரங்களை அனுபவிக்கிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनियंत्रित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Korkunç şeylere meydan okuyor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

enfants terribles
65 millions of speakers

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enfants terribles
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Enfants Terribles
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Enfants Terribles
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

enfants terribles
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

enfants TERRIBLES
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

enfants terribles
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

enfants terribles
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of enfants terribles

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENFANTS TERRIBLES»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENFANTS TERRIBLES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about enfants terribles

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENFANTS TERRIBLES»

Discover the use of enfants terribles in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enfants terribles and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Les Enfants Terribles
A tragedy about the power of the imagination and the strange, claustrophobic world of childhood.
Jean Cocteau, 2011
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Enfants Terribles: Youth and Femininity in the Mass Media in ...
Enfants Terribles looks at French culture from the Liberation to 1968 through images of the teenage girl which appeared in a broad range of texts and institutions: magazines such as Elle and Mademoiselle, newspapers, novels, popular essays, ...
Susan Weiner, 2001
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Oliver Lansley: Les Enfants Terribles Collected Plays
Les Enfants Terribles is a collection of three plays from one of Britain's most innovative theatre companies.
Oliver Lansley, 2011
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Les Enfants Terribles: Collected Plays
Target Audience: Fans of fringe theatre, Edinburgh festival, music hall, vaudeville theatre, and dark comedy.
Oliver Lansley, 2011
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The Holy Terrors (Les Enfants Terribles)
Cocteau's novel Les Enfants Terribles, which was first published in 1929, holds an undisputed place among the classics of modern fiction.
Jean Cocteau, 1966
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Cocteau, Les enfants terribles
(Grant & Cutler 1986)
Robin Buss, 1986
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Secret Spaces, Forbidden Places: Rethinking Culture
A well known literary example of such a room is that shared by Paul and Elisabeth in Jean Cocteau's Les Enfants terribles, yet this room is one of many that exert a bewitching power over the characters in a novel and, 'by proxy', over the ...
Fran Lloyd, Catherine O'Brien, 2000
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The Unrest-cure and Other Stories
An NYRB Classics Original The whimsical, macabre tales of British writer H. H. Munro--better known as Saki--skewer the banality and hypocrisy of polite English society between the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of World War I. ...
Saki, 2013
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Affaires de Famille: The Family in Contemporary French ...
Horreur du noir: les nouveaux 'enfants terribles' du cinéma français Philippe Met ' Et toi maman, quand je suis né, tu étais là, n'est-ce pas?' (Comédie de l' innocence) 'Jacques, tu crois que les enfants nous veulent du mal?' (Un jeu d' enfants) ...
Marie-Claire Barnet, Edward Welch, 2007
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The Trench
A new play inspired by the true story of a miner who became entombed in a tunnel during World War One.
Oliver Lansley, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENFANTS TERRIBLES»

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LES Bites: B&H Dairy Update, Pig & Khao Thursday Lunch, More …
... now open at 177 Henry St. It's the new French bistro from Stefan Jonot, who used to run the beloved Les Enfants Terribles on Ludlow Street. «The Lo-Down, Jul 15»
2
Giant final wave of 2015 Fantasia festival films includes “ATTACK …
Camera Lucida will have its most daring opening to date with the world premiere of India's enfants terribles Q and Nikon's new film. The director ... «FANGORIA, Jul 15»
3
Montreal's Place Ville Marie makes room for the view
The Les Enfants Terribles restaurant to open on PVM 1's 44th floor in early 2016 won't be high-end, in spite of its height. Instead, it will offer ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Owner of Les Enfants Terribles Is Back, Baby! Check Out LES …
Orphans of Les Enfants Terribles, the Afro-Brazilian restaurant that was on the Lower East Side for almost 10 years, can now make themselves ... «Bedford + Bowery, Jul 15»
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An Old Favorite Returns as Les Enfants de Bohème Opens on Henry …
Three years a refugee, Les Enfants Terribles is back with a new permanent home and modified identity. Original owner Stefan Junot (and his ... «Bowery Boogie, Jul 15»
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A$AP Rocky: 'Hanging out with Rod Stewart is like seeing yourself …
... feels as if it marks something similar to the Beastie's shift from hip-hop's tabloid-friendly enfants terribles to musically mature bellwethers. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Philip Glass, reviled by some audiences, but among the best-selling …
His striking trilogy of Jean Cocteau adaptations – Orphée, La Belle et la Bête, Les Enfants Terribles (1991-96) – the first a chamber opera, the ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
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Story of Buckley and Mailer captures two of America's true 'mad men …
As the 1960s dawned, these two brash young figures were already established enfants terribles. An enterprising showman brought them ... «cleveland.com, Jun 15»
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White Light Immersed in New Theatre Projects
White Light also worked on Les Enfants Terribles' latest show Alice's Adventures Underground. Set in the Waterloo Vaults, the show allowed ... «EtNow.com, Jun 15»
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Alice's Adventures Underground - Review
Reworked by Les Enfants Terribles to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of the story, the experience did not disappoint. Entering the ... «The London Economic, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Enfants terribles [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/enfants-terribles>. May 2024 ».
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