trouble-fête

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French trouble-feste, from Old French troblefeste. Compound of troubler +‎ fête.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tʁu.blə.fɛt/
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Noun[edit]

trouble-fête m or f by sense (plural trouble-fête or trouble-fêtes)

  1. spoilsport

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