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esprit
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esprit fort
(
plural
esprits forts
)
A person of
strong
character
.
1831
,
Fraser's Magazine
, volume 4, page
107
:
And, upon the same principle, we think, if Sir Henry had consumed his liquids like an Irish gentleman, his son would have been an
esprit fort
.
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/ɛs.pʁi fɔʁ/
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