gens du monde
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of gens du monde
First recorded in 1800–10; from French: literally, “people of the world”
Example Sentences
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"I do not feel myself equal to the task of amusing a dozen gens du monde who are bored."
From Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso by Schubin, Ossip
Chilly pointed to me and remarked: "Une flûte pour les gens du monde, il n'y a même pas de mie."
From My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt by Bernhardt, Sarah
Thus, too, Renan, one of its most distinguished members, says that it is owing to the academy ``qu'on peut tout dire sans appareil scholastique avec la langue des gens du monde.''
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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