comme il faut

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  1. adjective Being in accord with conventions or accepted standards; proper.

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  1. French : comme, as + il faut, it is necessary, proper.

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  1. French: comme = Provencal com = Old Spanish com, Spanish como = OPg. com, Portuguese como = Old Italian com, Italian come, as, from Latin quo modo, in what or which manner (quo, ablative of quis, who, which, what; modo, ablative of modus, manner); il, from Latin ille, this; faut, 3d person singular present indicative active of falloir, be necessary (must, should, ought), an impersonal verb, literally be wanting or lacking, orig. identical with faillir, err, miss, fail, from Latin fallere, deceive: see who, mode, and fail, v.
 

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/kɑm il foʊ/
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