fort en thème

French

Etymology

Literally, “strong in translation.” Traditionally, students skilled at the school exercises called thème latin (“translating into Latin”) and thème grec (“translating into Ancient Greek”) are considered to be the best of all.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ tɛm/

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Adjective

fort en thème (feminine forte en thème, masculine plural forts en thème, feminine plural fortes en thème)

1. (informal, literally) good at translation (especially into Latin and Ancient Greek)
2. (informal) nerdy

Noun

fort en thème m (plural forts en thème, feminine forte en thème)

1. (informal, literally) person who is good at translation (especially into Latin and Ancient Greek)
2. (informal) nerd, egghead

   Synonym: intello