Tristan und Isolde
[ tris-tuhn uhnd i-sohld, ih-sohl-duh, -tan; German tris-tahn oont ee-zawl-duh ]
/ ˈtrɪs tən ənd ɪˈsoʊld, ɪˈsoʊl də, -tæn; German ˈtrɪs tɑn ʊnt iˈzɔl də /
noun
a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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Example sentences from the Web for Tristan und Isolde
Gartside followed and received an even sweeter, Tristan-und-Isolde smile, and the same proportion of her programme.
The Sixth Sense|Stephen McKenna