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
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
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
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