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être_plus_royaliste_que_le_roi

être plus royaliste que le roi

French

Verb

être plus royaliste que le roi

  1. (idiomatic) to make more effort to defend someone's interests than they make themselves

Conjugation

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Etymology

Literally to "be more royalist than the king". From: F-R. de Chateaubriand, De la Monarchie selon la Charte (Paris 1816) LXXXI.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.tʁə ply ʁwa.ja.lis.t(ə) kə lə ʁwa/

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