fort en thème
French edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
fort en thème (feminine forte en thème, masculine plural forts en thème, feminine plural fortes en thème)
- (informal, literally) good at translation (especially into Latin and Ancient Greek)
- (informal) nerdy
Noun edit
fort en thème m (plural forts en thème, feminine forte en thème)