Prévert

British  

/ prevɛr /

noun

1. Jacques (ʒak). 1900–77, Parisian poet, satirist, and writer of film scripts, noted esp for his song poems. He was a member of the surrealist group from 1925 to 1929

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Example Sentences

“Paroles” by Jacques Prévert I live partly in France, and I speak quite good French now, but I didn’t when I first arrived.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2022

In a flâneur-esque mode reminiscent of Jacques Prévert and Frank O’Hara, this poetry collection traces the ebb and flow of intimacy in contemporary gay life.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019

Unlike Miyazaki, who maintained a singular focus on his films, Mr. Takahata’s interests extended to fine art, music and the French poetry of Jacques Prévert, some of which he translated into Japanese.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2018

Photograph: Getty Images Through hitrecord.org, he starting making his own short films, including an adaptation of a Jacques Prévert poem about snails.

From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2015

He also was informed by Prévert, from St. Malo, who was 14exploring the country, of the existence of a copper mine.

From The Makers of Canada: Champlain by Dionne, N.-E. (Narcisse-Eutrope)