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prince

prince

noun PRANSE Less Common

Usage Note

Prince is masculine; the feminine is princesse. Beyond royalty, prince charmant (Prince Charming) is the archetypal fairy-tale suitor. The idiom être aux petits soins pour quelqu'un is sometimes compared to treating someone like a prince/princess. Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is one of the most read French-language books worldwide, making prince culturally loaded for French learners.

Examples

"Le prince a rencontré la foule ce matin."

Natural Translation

The prince met the crowd this morning.

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