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" Very early on, I was writing stories, and I was amazed at Spielberg's movies when I was young. Coming from the countryside, I was so impressed with the way he was able to tell stories and the way he was able to deal with le merveilleux - the wonders. Very quickly, he became for me a massive hero, and he introduced me to the world of a director."
Denis Villeneuve

Meaning of "merveilleux" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MERVEILLEUX

mɛʀvɛjø


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERVEILLEUX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Merveilleux is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MERVEILLEUX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Incroyables and Merveilleuses

The Incroyables and their female counterparts, the Merveilleuses, were members of a fashionable aristocratic subculture in Paris during the French Directory. Whether as catharsis or in a need to reconnect with other survivors of the Reign of Terror, they greeted the new regime with an outbreak of luxury, decadence, and even silliness. They held hundreds of balls and started fashion trends in clothing and mannerisms that today seem exaggerated, affected, or even effete. Some devotees of the trend preferred to be called "incoyable" or "meveilleuse", thus avoiding the letter R, as in "révolution." When this period ended, society took a more sober and modest turn. Many Incroyables were "nouveaux riches" who had gained their wealth from selling arms and money lending. Members of the ruling classes were also among the movement's leading figures, and the group heavily influenced the politics, clothing, and arts of the period.

Definition of merveilleux in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERVEILLEUX

merry dancers · merry men · merry-andrew · merry-go-round · merrymaker · merrymaking · merryman · merrythought · mersalyl · merse · Merseburg · Mersey · Mersey beat · Merseyside · Mersin · mersion · Merthyr Tydfil · Merton · merveilleuse · merycism

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERVEILLEUX

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

Synonyms and antonyms of merveilleux in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «merveilleux» into 25 languages

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MERVEILLEUX
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Merveilleux
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Merveilleux
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MERVEILLEUX
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merveilleux
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Merveilleux
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Merveilleux
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merveilleux
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मर्जिलेक्स
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merveilleux
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Merveilleux
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Merveilleux
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merveilleux
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merveilleux
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about merveilleux

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Denis Villeneuve
Very early on, I was writing stories, and I was amazed at Spielberg's movies when I was young. Coming from the countryside, I was so impressed with the way he was able to tell stories and the way he was able to deal with le merveilleux - the wonders. Very quickly, he became for me a massive hero, and he introduced me to the world of a director.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERVEILLEUX»

Discover the use of merveilleux in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to merveilleux and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Merveilleux in Chrétien de Troyes' Romances
CHAPTER I THE MERVEILLEUX AND THE PROBLEM OF HISTORICAL PERCEPTION Defining the merveilleux (or fantastic) in fiction is a complex task because aside from its use in real life, this term is a literary concept. In this chapter, we ...
Lucienne Carasso-Bulow, 1976
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Les Manuscrits de Chrétien de Troyes:
LAURENCE HARF-LANCNER L'image et le fantastique dans les manuscrits des romans de Chrétien de Troyes Faire voir l'invisible: tel est bien le problème posé par la mise en images du merveilleux dans les manuscrits des romans bretons, ...
Keith Busby, 1993
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The Sublime: From Antiquity to the Present
Another “Merveilleux Chrétien”: Ane'antissement In Boileau's Longinian lexicon, merveilleux is the term he returns to most frequently, deeming it equivalent to sublime with an “or” (ou): Traité du sublime ou du merveilleux. “The sublime in ...
Timothy M. Costelloe, 2012
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The Continuations of Chrétien's Perceval: Content and ...
21760–64, IV) Like the Chessboard, the ogre/giant might be recognised as a merveilleux motif and as a familiar image borrowed from other medieval literature . It is not mysterious in the sense that it is magical and, like the other motifs already ...
‎2012
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Comedy in Arthurian Literature
II MERVEILLEUX ET COMIQUE DANS LES ROMANS ARTHURIENS FRANÇAIS (XIIe-XVe SIECLES) Christine Ferlampin-Acher Au terme d'une synthèse sur ' merveilleux et roman (XIIe-XVe siècles)',1 j'ai pu mettre en évidence une ...
Keith Busby, Roger Dalrymple, 2003
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Shaping and Reshaping the Caribbean: The Work of Aimé ...
Whereas previously Depestre (willingly) relied on a largely European form ( Breton's or Aragon' s), his more recent experiments with réalisme merveilleux have involved a certain process of stylistic displacement, in that form has become more ...
Martin Munro, 2000
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Michel Leiris: Writing the Self
Instead of displaying an original tension between language and world, Frele Bruit recognizes that 'merveilleux, poesie, amour, n'existent que si je m'ouvre, sans marchandage, a quelque chose - evenement, etre vivant, objet, image, idee - que  ...
Seán Hand, 2002
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Du Merveilleux Dans la Tragédie Greque
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Emmanuel Roux, 2009
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Contes merveilleux
Classes de 6A et 6C. Contes merveilleux Contes merveilleux Classes de 6 A et 6 C de. Année 2011-2012 Collège La Malmaison. Front Cover.
Classes de 6A et 6C
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Intersections: Actes Du 35e Con
by HAROLD NEEMANN (University of Wyoming) As a complex socio-cultural and literary phenomenon, the vast production of contes merveilleux in late seventeenth-century France raises many paradoxical issues concerning the points of ...
North American Society for Seventeenth-Century French Literature. Conference, Faith Evelyn Beasley, Kathleen Wine, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERVEILLEUX»

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András Schiff, entre classicisme et dissidence
Sa mère l'emmène voir de «merveilleux concerts», avec les gloires de l'époque, comme Sviatoslav Richter, souvent en tournée en Hongrie, ... «Le Temps, Jul 15»
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Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson : Après Twilight, pourquoi ont-ils …
... c'est certainement David Cronenberg qui parle le mieux de l'évolution de la carrière de l'acteur : "Je pense qu'il est un merveilleux acteur, ... «June News, Jul 15»
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Béchara Mouzannar, ni pub ni soumis
Puis viendra en 1982 la découverte du monde merveilleux et cynique de la publicité au sein de l'agence H&C Leo Burnett Beirut. «L'Orient-Le Jour, Jul 15»
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La Suisse désertée par les touristes étrangers
Pour y constater que les hostilités ont apporté «à ce coin merveilleux de nature une paix inconnue depuis de longues années». Ouf: il n'y a ... «Le Temps, Jul 15»
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La miraculeuse crème de jouvence
L'équivalent de 28 francs en 2015. Pas cher pour faire «retrouver à la peau et au teint leur merveilleux aspect de jeunesse». Publicité. «Le Temps, Jul 15»
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The Paris In Crowd Gathers at the Palais Galliera for the Vogue …
“Everyone's here, c'est merveilleux!” she said. For several of the younger set, the evening was a first. “Everyone is superchic,” noted Courrèges ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
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Taylor Swift émerveille au Centre Bell
La chanteuse, sur sa passerelle tournante et surélevée, est comme au ciel, et elle offre le merveilleux en même temps que le possible. Ce n'est ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
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«X-Files»: La vérité est à Neuchâtel
C'est merveilleux. C'est comme la vie. Le passage du temps fait pour moi partie de la joie que je ressens à me relancer là-dedans. C'est une ... «Le Matin Online, Jul 15»
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Le non, "un outil pour tendre la main à nos partenaires"
... c'est merveilleux, la vie sera différente a partir de maintenant", espérait-il. Sans surprise, le chef du parti antilibéral espagnol Podemos Pablo ... «7sur7, Jul 15»
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Lille travel tips: Where to go and what to see in 48 hours
For more treats, Aux Merveilleux (16) at 67 Rue de la Monnaie makes and sells Lille's meringue, whipped cream and chocolate "marvels". «The Independent, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Merveilleux [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/merveilleux>. May 2024 ».
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