Truffaut

[ troo-foh; French try-foh ]

/ truˈfoʊ; French trüˈfoʊ /

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noun

Fran·çois

[fran-swah; French frahn-swa], /frænˈswɑ; French frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1932–84, French film director.

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true rhyme, true rib, true time, true to, true vocal cords, Truffaut, truffe, truffle, trug, trugo, truism

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How to use Truffaut in a sentence

Some of these critics, notably Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, and Eric Rohmer, later became filmmakers of international repute.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He says he likes Truffaut's work, but is hard pressed to think of a title.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There must be in his life, as Truffaut remarked about Hitchcock's films, “inner fire and cool surfaces.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Right at the beginning, Truffaut and Delerue set the tone,” Desplat continues.
Meet Alexandre Desplat, Hollywood’s Master Composer|Andrew Romano|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

How about sitting around with [French director Francois] Truffaut for eight months and really getting to know him?
Bob Balaban: How I Write|Noah Charney|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are nearly thirty shades in Truffaut's Peony-flowered Asters.
The Mayflower, January, 1905|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Truffaut

Truffaut

/ (French tryfo) /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa). 1932–84, French film director of the New Wave. His films include Les Quatre cents coups (1959), Jules et Jim (1961), Baisers volés (1968), and Le Dernier Métro (1980)

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