belle lurette
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]belle lurette f (uncountable)
- a long time; ages
- Je ne l’ai plus vu depuis belle lurette. ― I haven't seen him in ages.
- Ça fait belle lurette que je ne l’ai plus vu. ― I haven't seen him in ages.
Usage notes
[edit]- Only used in certain set phrases, such as depuis belle lurette, il y a belle lurette.
Further reading
[edit]- “lurette” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “lurette” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “lurette” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “lurette” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “lurette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.