recherché
Origin of recherché
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How to use recherché in a sentence
I first read A la Recherche du Temps Perdus in the summer I turned 17, and I have to say, it scared the hell out of me.
The France of A la Recherche is already riven by inherited quarrels even before the Affair erupts.
He says: "Trop de recherche fine et minutieuse n'est pas quelquefois sans pretention et san froideur."
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksNous ne cherchons jamais les choses, mais la recherche des choses, says Pascal.
Spare Hours | John BrownParticipation by Imperial and Royal Government officials in the examinations ('recherche' in contrast with 'enqute judiciaire').
As the blacksmith of the Recherche pursued the thieves, they turned, and seeing him alone, struck him on the head with a club.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules VerneThe Code civil provides that La recherche de la paternit est interdite, but la recherche de la maternit est admise.
Woman and Socialism | August Bebel
British Dictionary definitions for recherché
/ (rəˈʃɛəʃeɪ, French rəʃɛrʃe) /
known only to connoisseurs; choice or rare
studiedly refined or elegant
Origin of recherché
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