perfide Albion
French
editEtymology
editFirst coined by the French poet and playwright Augustin Louis de Ximénès at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editperfide Albion f (uncountable)
Usage notes
editSee quotes in Albion, including its first use by De Ximénès.
Descendants
edit- → English: Perfidious Albion (calque)
Further reading
edit- "perfide Albion", Dictionnaire des francophones [1]