collet monté

French

Alternative forms

• collet-monté

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɛ mɔ̃.te/

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Noun

collet monté m (plural collets montés)

1. Medici collar

Adjective

collet monté (invariable)

1. (figuratively) prim, prim and proper, prissy, starchy, stuffy, uptight, strait-laced

   Synonyms: affecté, guindé, engoncé, compassé, raide, précieux, coincé, coincé du cul, prout-prout

   être collet monté ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

See also

• haut sur cravate
• avoir un balai dans le cul