esprit fort
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
esprit fort (plural esprits forts)
- A person of strong character.
- 1831, Fraser's Magazine, volume 4, page 107:
- And, upon the same principle, we think, if Sir Henry had consumed his liquids like an Irish gentleman, his son would have been an esprit fort.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
esprit fort m (plural esprits forts)
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