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renommée

renown

noun ruh-noh-MEH Rare
People & Society Values

Also means

reputation

Usage Note

Renommée carries a sense of wide, established fame — often more positive than réputation. The phrase de renommée mondiale means 'world-renowned.' It is the substantivized feminine past participle of renommer, and the adjective renommé(e) means 'renowned.'

Examples

"Ce chef est de renommée internationale."

Natural Translation

This chef is internationally renowned.

Literal Translation

This chef is of international renown.

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