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Dictionary translations for "aux frais de la princesse"

aux frais de la princesse adverb

at the taxpayer's expense (locution adverbiale, au sens figuré - finances, de l'Etat)

Contexts with "aux frais de la princesse"

Aux frais de la princesse At the taxpayer's expense

Les villes côtières feront les frais de la tempête. Coastal cities will take the brunt of the storm.

Qui jouera le rôle de la princesse ? Who will play the role of the princess?

La reine a pris ombrage des remarques faites dans la presse à propos de son insensibilité à la mort de la princesse. The queen took umbrage at remarks made in the press about her insensitivity to the death of the princess.

Le goût de la princesse pour les plaisirs était en plein essor ; et l'on ne songeait qu'à leur donner de nouveaux assaisonnements qui pussent les rendre plus piquants. The princess's taste for pleasures was expanding; and we thought only about how to sprinkle on them new seasonings, so as to give them more spice.

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