collet monté

French

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ.lɛ mɔ̃.te/
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Noun

collet monté m (plural collets montés)

  1. Medici collar

Adjective

collet monté (invariable)

  1. (figuratively) prim, prim and proper, prissy, starchy, stuffy, uptight, strait-laced
    Synonyms: affecté, guindé, engoncé, compassé, raide, précieux, coincé, coincé du cul, prout-prout
    être collet monté ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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