langue de Molière
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Etymology
Literally, “the language of Molière”, after the French 17th-century playwright Molière.
Pronunciation
Noun
la langue de Molière f (uncountable)
- the French language
- Synonym: français
- 2023 September 21, Jade Le Deley, “A la Coupe du monde de rugby, la langue de Molière sur le banc des remplaçants”, in Le Monde.fr:
- Cette intrusion de l’anglais, dans un événement qui se tient en France, inquiète les défenseurs de la langue de Molière.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
Always used with the definite article la.
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