German

Noun

Enfant terrible n ‎(genitive Enfant terrible, plural Enfants terribles)

1. enfant terrible

English

Noun

enfant terrible ‎(plural enfants terribles)

1. An unconventional badly-behaved person who causes embarrassment or shock to others.
   • 2010, Peter Coleman, Quadrant, March 2010, No. 464 (Volume LIV, Number 3), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 86:

     He was soon the talk of the town, the enfant terrible of our little world.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from French enfant terrible ‎(“terrible child”).

Noun

enfant terrible n ‎(plural enfants terribles)

1. enfant terrible

French

Etymology

enfant ‎(“child”) +‎ terrible ‎(“terrible”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.fɑ̃ tɛ.ʁibl/

Noun

enfant terrible m ‎(plural enfants terribles)

1. enfant terrible