Translation of "comédie de mœurs" to English

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Dictionary translations for "comédie de mœurs"

la comédie de mœurs f noun

pl. comédies de mœurs

comedy of manner (groupe nominal, littérature)

Contexts with "comédie de mœurs"

Elle est de mœurs légères. She's sexually promiscuous.

En général, je préfère la comédie à la tragédie. As a rule, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.

Les Russes copient les mœurs françaises, mais toujours à cinquante ans de distance. The Russians copy the French ways, but always fifty years later.

La comédie est bien plus près de la vie réelle que le drame. Comedy is much closer to real life than drama.

Autre pays, autres mœurs. When in Rome...

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