Moreau

American  

[maw-roh, maw-roh, mawr-oh] / mɔˈroʊ, mɔˈroʊ, ˈmɔr oʊ /

noun

1. Gustave 1826–98, French painter.

2. Jeanne 1928–2017, French film actress.

3. Jean Victor 1763–1813, French general.

4. a river in northwest South Dakota, flowing east to the Missouri River. 290 miles (470 km) long.

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Moreau British  

/ mɔro /

noun

1. Gustave (ɡystav) 1826–98, French symbolist painter

2. Jean Victor (ʒɑ̃ viktɔr). 1763–1813, French general in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

3. Jeanne (ʒan). born 1928, French stage and film actress. Her films include Jules et Jim (1961), Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), and The Proprietor (1996)

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Example Sentences

A bonus was that each starred a pillar of 20th-century French cinema: Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura or Jeanne Moreau.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moreau is sadly absent this round, but Jean-Paul Belmondo heads the cast in the sole 2K entry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Through the late 1950s and 1960s, she became a global phenomenon with roles in The Truth, earning critical acclaim for her dramatic depth; Contempt, a Jean-Luc Godard masterpiece; and Viva Maria!, showcasing her comedic flair alongside Jeanne Moreau.

From BBC

Through the late 1950s and 1960s, Bardot became a global phenomenon with roles in The Truth, earning critical acclaim for her dramatic depth, and Contempt, a Jean-Luc Godard masterpiece, and Viva Maria!, showcasing her comedic flair alongside Jeanne Moreau.

From BBC

“Salome Dancing before Herod,” the 1876 Gustave Moreau painting, is a deliciously ornate work that inspired the new candle by Rick Owens.

From Los Angeles Times