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faute de mieux
‖ faute de mieux (fot də mj{obar}) [Fr.] For want of something better; attrib., used for lack of an alternative.1766 Chesterfield Let. 13 June (1774) II. 501 The seals..were offered first to Lord Egmont, then to Lord Hardwicke;..but, after their going a begging for some time, the Duke of ― begged th... Oxford English Dictionary
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Pierre Decourcelle
one act, Paris, Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique, 23 September 1883 La Charbonnière (The Charcoal maker) drama in five acts, collaboration with Hector Crémieux Les Deux Gosses - Épisode 1: La faute d'une mère (Episode 1: The lack of a mother) (1912) directed by Adrien Caillard Les Deux Gosses - Épisode 2: Fanfan wikipedia.org
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parti
▪ I. ‖ parti (parti) [Fr., = party; side, match, resolution taken for oneself.] 1. A marriageable person considered in reference to means or position, or what kind of a ‘match’ he or she may be.1814 Byron Let. to Moore Oct., It is likely she will prove a considerable parti. 1873 R. Broughton Nancy I... Oxford English Dictionary
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Patrick Harpur
One of these souls inhabits the body and is the equivalent of what, faute de mieux, we call the ego. wikipedia.org
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Mashona
Mashona, n. and a. (məˈʃəʊnə) Pl. Mashona, Mashonas. [Native name.] A. n. a. A group of Bantu peoples inhabiting parts of Zimbabwe and Mozambique; a member of one of these peoples. b. Any of the languages of these peoples. B. adj. Of or pertaining to these peoples.1835 A. Smith Diary (1940) II. 222 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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L. J. Greenberg
He had become an energetic propagandist of the new Zionism in England by the Third Zionist Congress in 1899, at which he and Jacob de Haas were elected On 14 August 1914, The Jewish Chronicle published Greenberg's faute de mieux "England has been all she could be to the Jews; the Jews will be all they wikipedia.org
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nostalgie de la boue
‖ nostalgie de la boue (nɔstalʒi də la bu) [Fr., lit. = yearning for mud ({Eacu}mile Augier Le Mariage d'Olympe (1855) i. i).] A desire for degradation and depravity.1897 G. B. Shaw Our Theatres in Nineties (1932) III. 168 To him those habits were ‘morality’; and what was counter to them was ‘nostal... Oxford English Dictionary
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Grand Prix du Disque for French Song
chanson) Régine (Prix Pierre-Brive Consécration) Jacques Dutronc (Prix Pierre-Brive Consécration) 1968 Michel Delpech for Il y a des jours où on ferait mieux Juliette (Polydor 589 593) (Adami Prize) 2003 Entre deux caisses for Faute de grives... wikipedia.org
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Alan Ladd
As far as Ladd was concerned, he was a small-part actor given a fat part faute de mieux, and after his second film for them, he had not merely hit the resemblance in long shot to Buster Keaton), but the film did not have the success it deserved; Ladd's own fans missed the bang-bang and [co star] Olivia de wikipedia.org
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Jean de Reszke
Jean de Reszke (Jan Reszke) (14 January 18503 April 1925) was a Polish dramatic tenor and opera star. By making these roles his own, he pushed aside the time-worn faute de mieux and brought a fresh understanding of the characters. wikipedia.org
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شرطي العالم
يتم تعيين المرشحين للتجنيد والترقية في الشرطة على أساس الجدارة، في حين أن «الشرطي العالمي» هو الذي يعيّن نفسه بنفسه لعدم وجود أفضل، faute de mieux. wikipedia.org
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Gillian Hills
Hills had hits with "Ma Première Cigarette", "Tut Tut Tut Tut" (a French version of "Busy Signal" by The Lollipops), "Zou Bisou Bisou" and "C'est Bien Mieux In 1970, Georges Franju chose her to play the part of Albine opposite Francis Huster in La Faute de l'abbé Mouret, adapted from a novel by Émile Zola. wikipedia.org
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October 1187 papal election
It was Henri who told them of the three candidates, of the indisposition of Cardinal Scolari, and of the election of Cardinal Alberto di Morra, faute de mieux. wikipedia.org
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Global policeman
Candidates for police recruitment and promotion are appointed on merit, whereas a 'global policeman' is self-appointed faute de mieux. wikipedia.org
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Public information film
The name is sometimes also applied, faute de mieux, to similar films from other countries, but the US equivalent is the public service announcement (PSA wikipedia.org
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