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WHAT DOES FAUTE DE MIEUX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

faute de mieux

List of French words and phrases used by English speakers

Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, competition, force, machine, money, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other anglicized French words. These are pronounced according to English rules of phonology, rather than French. Around 28% of English vocabulary is of French or Oïl language origin, most derived from, or transmitted by, the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern English. This article, however, covers words and phrases that generally entered the lexicon later, as through literature, the arts, diplomacy, and other cultural exchanges not involving conquests. As such, they have not lost their character as Gallicisms, or words that seem unmistakably foreign and "French" to an English speaker.

Definition of faute de mieux in the English dictionary

The definition of faute de mieux in the dictionary is for lack of anything better.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAUTE DE MIEUX

faunlike
faunula
faunulae
faunule
Faunus
faur
Faust
Faustian
Faustus
faut
fauteuil
fautor
Fauve
fauvette
Fauvism
Fauvist
faux
faux pas
fauxmance
fauxminist

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAUTE DE MIEUX

adieux
Bayeux
Betelgeux
Chartreux
Clarenceux
Devereux
faites vos jeux
giambeux
Herstmonceux
Hurstmonceux
Lisieux
merveilleux
milieux
Monteux
Montreux
pas de deux
religieux
tant mieux
tic douloureux

Synonyms and antonyms of faute de mieux in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «faute de mieux» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAUTE DE MIEUX

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Translator English - Chinese

faute德mieux
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

faute de mieux
570 millions of speakers

English

faute de mieux
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

faute डे mieux
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

واط إلجائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

за неимением лучшего
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faute de mieux
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Faute de mieux
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faute de mieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Faute de mieux
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

faute de mieux
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fauteデMIEUX
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

faute 드 mieux
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Faute de mieux
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

faute de mieux
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Faute de mieux
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फूट डे मीक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Faute de mieux
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faute de mieux
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faute de mieux
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за відсутністю кращого
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

faute de mieux
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

faute de mieux
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

faute de mieux
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

faute de mieux
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

faute de mieux
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of faute de mieux

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAUTE DE MIEUX»

The term «faute de mieux» is regularly used and occupies the 93.238 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAUTE DE MIEUX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about faute de mieux

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAUTE DE MIEUX»

Discover the use of faute de mieux in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to faute de mieux and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for ...
Cf. flora. faute de mieux adv. [Fr. faute lack, want (1); de of (2); mieux better (3): want of better.] For want or lack of something better. In the absence of something better. It is not a challenging position, but she accepted it faute de mieux. —adj.
Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, Thomas J. Sienkewicz, 1999
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A French-English Grammar: A Contrastive Grammar on ...
... 5 It also appears in many idioms: (2)a faute de mieux — » for lack of anything better b faute de quoi — » otherwise usually sentence-final: Max doit venir, faute de quoi la réunion sera annulée — » Max must come, otherwise the meeting will  ...
Morris Salkoff, 1999
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French Key Words and Expressions: The Combined Book
Faute de mieux means for lack of better, for lack of a better choice, for lack of a better alternative. Il a bu un mauvais vin, faute de mieux. He drank a poor wine, for lack of a better choice /as there wasnʼt anything better. Elle lʼa accepté, faute ...
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2009
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Speaking Better French: More Key Words and Expressions
Faute de mieux means for lack of better, for lack of a better alternative, for lack of a better choice. Elle l'a accepté, faute de mieux. She accepted it, for lack of better / for lack of a better choice. (Faute de mieuxwas discussed in the previous book, ...
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2008
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Temple Bar
It was possible also that she had laid this jocular ambuscade for the young gentleman whom Ethelbert had christened Faute de Mieux. As it transpired that youth was himself lying in wait behind another rock for Miss Hunter. Sir Ethelbert and ...
George Augustus Sala, Edmund Hodgson Yates, 1901
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Plural and Conflicting Values
To the former, we might answer that one ought to do what faute de mieux ought to be done, and to the latter that one ought to make amends, apologize, and make good any loss some other time. The reasons which make it impossible to do ...
Michael Stocker, 1990
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A Complete French Grammar for Reference and Practice
faute de mieux. I took Carnations. l. Whereas in English better is used both as an adjective and as an adverb, French has two different words for better, meilleur and mieux. Meilleur(e)(s) comes from bon (good). It is an adjective and modifies a ...
Trudie Maria Booth, 2009
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Right Ho, Jeeves (百分之百沒錯,吉福斯!):
"A bitelaborate," Isaid, tryingtoputthe thing inas kindly alight as possible. "Your old failing. You can see thatit's abit elaborate?" "Possibly the plan I suggested might be considered open tothat criticism, sir,but faute de mieux——" "I don't getyou, ...
P. G. Wodehouse, 2011
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Right Ho, Jeeves
“Your old failing. You can see that it's a bit elaborate?” “Possibly the plan I suggested might be considered open to that criticism, sir, but faute de mieux—” “I don't get you, Jeeves.” “A French expression, sir, signifying 'for want of anything better' ...
P. G. Wodehouse, 2008
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Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology: Abduction, ...
They are: • Faute de mieux (FDM) abstractions. • Essentiality (E) abstractions. • Simplicity (S) abstractions. 1.5.1 Faute de Mieux-Abstractions We begin with the faute de mieux kind. There are classes of cases of which the following is true: D ...
Lorenzo Magnani, Walter Carnielli, Claudio Pizzi, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAUTE DE MIEUX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term faute de mieux is used in the context of the following news items.
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'The Unraveling,' by Emma Sky
Faute de mieux, she began to function very quickly like the Orientalists of the old British Empire — part diplomat, part diviner of local moods and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Another one bites the dust
His shortcomings were the board's shortcomings. I'd written in 2012 that Jenkins' appointment had been a case of faute de mieux following Bob ... «IFR Asia, Jul 15»
3
Mercato: On a imaginé la saison de l'OM après la fuite de ses …
Faute de mieux, Rod Fanni accepte à la dernière minute l'offre de prolongation. Le synopsis : Alors que Fanni fait gentiment son trou à l'arrière, ... «20minutes.fr, Jun 15»
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L'irréversible uberisation des taxis est en marche, disent les médias
... à des jeunes, des étudiants, des retraités, des femmes au foyer, des chômeurs de trouver un petit revenu peuvent constituer, faute de mieux, ... «Le Temps, Jun 15»
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Malaise dans les gares d'Italie face à un "bouchon" de migrants
Même blocage à Milan, où nombre de migrants, refoulés aux frontières, sont contraints de revenir, faute de mieux. "Les gens ont beaucoup ... «RTL info, Jun 15»
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Comment: Is the anti-corruption revolution in Romania about to …
The President is from the opposition Liberal Party, so the Social Democrats are supporting the Prime Minister faute de mieux. Mr. Ponta once ... «Romania-Insider.com, Jun 15»
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Can the Guggenheim Charm Finland?
Finland emerged as a modern nation state almost faute de mieux: having been annexed from Sweden by Russia, the Grand Duchy of Finland ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
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New York frenzy pushing apartment buildings taller and narrower
This late-Deco pastiche in some ways is preferable to the other new condos crowding the area, which, faute de mieux, indicates the generally ... «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
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West Indies v England, report: Kraigg Brathwaite century takes Test …
He keeps getting into the West Indies team as the highest domestic run-scorer, and faute de mieux, but keeps averaging 24. For the Barbados ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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The Irish identity crisis: why St Patrick's Day is an odd holiday
... Australia where, faute de mieux, the Irishman joke lives on. The irony though is that calculated foolishness is the source code of Irish humour. «New Statesman, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Faute de mieux [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/faute-de-mieux>. Apr 2024 ».
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