Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In roulette, one of the numbers from 1 to 18.
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- adjective postpositive
unable to fullyrealise one'sambitions ;would-be
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
Etymologies
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Examples
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The gluten-free wassen-manque is fine if somewhat bland.
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2008
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French Vocabulary chez la (le) vétérinaire = at the veterinarian's manque de chance!
Smokey 2010
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~French Vocabulary~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ la méfiance (f) = distrust; le manque (m) de chance = unluckiness; une vie (f) de chien = dog's life
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Max Baucus is a deal-maker and John Kerry will play the statesman manque .
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Hell, if you want people to burn down bookstores, just throw a bishie Mohammad manque into the mix, a la Super Best Friends.
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French Vocabulary chez la (le) vétérinaire = at the veterinarian's manque de chance!
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I conceived of Duncan as a kind of academic manque - if his particular field of interest had been Conrad or Gerard Manley Hopkins or someone, he'd be gainfully employed in a university.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~French Vocabulary~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ la méfiance (f) = distrust; le manque (m) de chance = unluckiness; une vie (f) de chien = dog's life
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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He wrote the screenplay for I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry – but says it was rewritten by star Adam Sandler; that had to sting – and produced the effervescent Ed Helms comedy Cedar Rapids, a Payne movie manque.
Alexander Payne's The Descendants – not just for the kids, thankfully 2012
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Peruvians have now taken a big gamble with that success by electing their own Peronist manque, in the form of national-socialist candidate Ollanta Humala.
Peru's Left Turn 2011
john commented on the word manque
Huh. Apparently WeirdNet doesn't do accents. See manqué.
November 29, 2007