premier venu
French
FWOTD – 16 January 2024
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁə.mje v(ə).ny/
Noun
premier venu m (plural premiers venus)
- the first person that comes along; the man in the street, the average person; everyone, anyone
- Synonyms: n’importe qui, tout-venant, tout le monde
- Ne va pas répéter ça au premier venu ! ― Don't go blabbing about this to just anyone!
- coucher avec le premier venu ― to sleep with every person one meets
- Je ne suis pas le premier venu ! ― I'm not just anyone!
- 1992, Amélie Nothomb, Hygiène de l'assassin; republished as Alison Anderson, transl., Hygiene and the Assassin, 2010:
- —C’est le comble. Citez-moi un seul individu, non pas meilleur que moi (ce serait impossible), mais aussi gentil que moi.
—Eh bien… le premier venu.
—Le premier venu ? Donc vous, si je comprends bien ? Farceur.- “This is too much. Find me one individual, not better than I am (that would be impossible), but as kind as I am.”
”Well… just anybody.”
“Just anybody? You yourself then, if I've understood correctly. You must be joking.”
- “This is too much. Find me one individual, not better than I am (that would be impossible), but as kind as I am.”
Usage notes
Often used in negative sentences.
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