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Rarecomme il faut
The correct spelling is comme il faut.
How to pronounce comme il faut
IPA: /ˌkʌmiːlˈfəʊ/
Say it like: Com-me -il -fau-t
The correct spelling is comme il faut. Proper; in keeping with etiquette or social standards. For example: "2007: Talking during performances is perfectly comme il faut in Wharton – why else go to a show if not to talk to one’s friends? – so while Miss Shaw, up to her bosom in dirt, went on about existence, I asked my female companion for advice. — Deborah Friedell, ‘Short Cuts’, London Review of Books 29:5"
Usage Examples
“2007: Talking during performances is perfectly comme il faut in Wharton – why else go to a show if not to talk to one’s friends? – so while Miss Shaw, up to her bosom in dirt, went on about existence, I asked my female companion for advice. — Deborah Friedell, ‘Short Cuts’, London Review of Books 29:5”
Definition
adjective
- 1.Proper; in keeping with etiquette or social standards.
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