juste

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So you call me mad; it is to me what you call me--juste ze same.

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  • La comparaison serait plus juste, s'il parlait d'un peintre qui, dans un sujet noble, introduirait des grotesques ridicules, peindrait dans la bataille d'Arbelles Alexandre-le Grand monte sur un ane, et la femme de Darius buvant avec des goujats dans un cabaret.' —  Life Of Johnson, Vol. 1
  • "Strive ever for the mot juste, my little scrivener Cadet Warwick, sir, reporting for duty," said the lad Oh, yes—our Mr. Warwick. Our new acting temporary Third Pilot, unpaid. —  SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURES MAGAZINE
  • Messrs. (abbreviation of Messieurs) méssers miracle-divine intervention in human affairs míracle mirage-an optical effect; something illusory or unobtainable míràzh mirepoix-a sautéed mixture of diced vegetables used as a base for sauces mêerpwà moi (first person pronoun) montage móntàzh montagnard moresque morésque mot juste, le mot juste motif —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • On putting his question and giving the diameter, he was surprised at getting the following answer from the Professor: 'Qu'il lui était impossible de le lui dire au juste, attendu que personne n'avait encore pu trouver d'une maničre exacte le rapport de la circonférence au diametre. —  A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)
  • C'est juste, n'est-ce pas Oh, if you like," cried Rodd merrily; "but if you don't think those are the best parts of the story, which are Ah!" —  The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise
 

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