"bête noire" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bɛt nwaʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-bête noire.wav [Canada] Forms: bêtes noires [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “black beast”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|black beast}} “black beast”, {{lit|black beast}} Literally, “black beast” Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bête noire f (plural bêtes noires)
  1. bête noire, pet hate, pet peeve Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bête_noire-fr-noun-TnZoYwL9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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