être plus royaliste que le roi

French

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Etymology

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Literally, to be more royalist than the king. From François-René de Chateaubriand, De la Monarchie selon la Charte, Paris, 1816, LXXXI.

Pronunciation

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

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être plus royaliste que le roi

  1. to be more Catholic than the Pope; to make more effort to defend someone's interests than they make themselves

Conjugation

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