English to French Meaning of frippery - friperie

Frippery :

friperie

noun

friperie, camelote

Fripperies :: colifichetsFrippery :: friperie

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Definitions of frippery in English

Noun(1) something of little value or significance

Examples of frippery in English

(1) There wasn't nearly as much frippery on Gideon's dress, she could inhabit that dress.(2) Every type of panty, bra and female frippery imaginable was hanging in the breeze.(3) There's a lot to be said for keeping things simple and direct without too much frippery .(4) They're made from styrofoam balls, ribbon, pins, and other frippery .(5) And who among us knew that one of the tasks of a royal footman is not merely to stand about the place with a stern gaze and assorted frippery on his head?(6) But peek behind the curtain, and you'll find there's a lot more going on here than just period frippery .(7) Each item of frippery has been hand-crafted and restyled with only the best of our obscure finds and the finest embellishments.(8) It's somewhat sobering to think that the device that Galileo helped to develop and used to make his discoveries is essentially the same design as the instrument that Rob was so quick to tire of and deride as a toy, a frippery .(9) ├ö├ç├┐It isn't frippery ,├ö├ç├û Althia retorted, raising the book in front of her face to hide her smile once more.(10) You know, somewhere deep inside, that this pointless piece of frippery will find its way into your heart and your bathroom.(11) But there in the middle of all this fanciness and frippery was this miserable, small, cold lump that, when cooked originally, had been burned.(12) I don't want to use the term basic, but there wasn't a lot of flashy frippery to get in the way of the good music.(13) She may be a reluctant participant in the political game, but her no-nonsense attitude, her distinct lack of frippery and her lively wit have already marked her out as a woman to be reckoned with.(14) Melvin found himself glad he had not allowed Grover to dress him up in all his formal frippery , opting instead for riding breeches and a plain lawn shirt.(15) Although indicative of his fondness for frippery , the quip also points to his lack of political insight.(16) Do not make the mistake of thinking this is mere frippery , for where there is ceremony, there is power.

(1) fringe benefits ::

avantages sociaux

(2) fringe benefit ::

avantages sociaux

(3) lunatic fringe ::

fanatiques

(4) ornamental fringe ::

frange ornementale

(5) fringe group ::

frange

Synonyms

Noun

1. ostentation ::

ostentation

3. frivolity ::

frivolité

Different Forms

fripperies, frippery

English to French Dictionary: frippery

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