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bête noire

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɛtˈnwɑːr/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌbeɪt ˈnwɑr, ˌbɛt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bāt′ nwär′; Fr. bet nwar′)


Inflections of 'bête noire' (n): npl: bêtes noires

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