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Means high quality, litarly blue ribbon. A possible explanation of the orgin of the words meaning is that at competions in France the winner would get a blue ribbon, hence blue ribbon became to be associatied with the best.
Marcus: Last month I went to a nice little bistroesque restaurant on the hilltop overlooking the city, had an exquisite Buridda (Italian dish from Liguria), accompanied with an equally fine wine and a fabulous date.
Jacques: So, in other words a dinner cordon bleu
Marcus: Pretty much
Someone who has become rich so fast he does not possess manners and taste befitting the upper class. Synonym of parvenu.
The Russian millionaires who became rich in the nighties are the epitome of a pretentious arriviste.
To get along with someone really well. It is quite commonly used but still somewhat obscure, in other words possibly a good word to impress someone.
After many years of hard work and dedication, I have achieved a good rapport with my sister.
It means of course or obviously. The last letter u is pronounce more like ü in German.
Rebecca: So did you remember to buy rosé wine for the pistou ( soup form Provence)?.
Alexander: Bien entendu, it is the quintessential drink for a pistou.
A more unusual way of saying that the speaker would like to say that something is bothering them.
You know I must take issue with that you call all sparkling wine Champagne, Champagne comes specifically from the french wine region named Champagne, all sparkling wines are therefore not necessarily Champagne.
french for between us. Used to indicate that what you are going to say is strictly confidential
Entre nous I think your sister is a condescending twit.
Is a French word for cottage or more specially a cottage around the alps. Still in some cases it may refer to any cottage. One important thing to remember is that the t at the end is not pronounce.
Marcus is taking his girlfriend to his chalet near St. Moritz.