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NAME-DROPPER [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

name-dropping : The act or habit of mentioning the names of famous people frequently in familiar or casual conversation, so as to convey the impression that one has met them or is familiar with them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Personne qui se plaît à émailler sa conversation de noms de gens bien connus, en laissant entendre qu'elle les connaît et les fréquente.

OBS

Les équivalents français ont une extension plus large que l'expression anglaise.

OBS

Souvent le français rendra cette notion précise en recourant à des circonlocutions.

OBS

Terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

Spanish

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