pense-bête

French

Etymology

penser +‎ bête

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃s.bɛt/

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Noun

pense-bête m (plural pense-bêtes)

1. (informal) reminder
   • 2012, Allison Leigh, Un patient si troublant, in Lucy Clark & ‎Allison Leigh, Pour le sourire d'Hannah – Un patient si troublant, Editions Harlequin.

     Je n’ai pas besoin de pense-bête.

     I don't need a reminder.

Further reading

• “pense-bête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.