"boîte de nuit" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bwat də nɥi/ Forms: boîtes de nuit [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “night-box”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|night-box}} “night-box”, {{lit|night-box}} Literally, “night-box” Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} boîte de nuit f (plural boîtes de nuit)
  1. (colloquial) nightclub Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms: boîte, club, boite de nuit
    Sense id: en-boîte_de_nuit-fr-noun-Nw319VYb Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for boîte de nuit meaning in French (2.2kB)

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          "text": "Éléonore et le jeune homme dansaient dans une boîte de nuit… Catastrophe ! Qu’ai-je dit ? Me voici retombée dans le petit monde de Sagan et des boîtes de nuit… En ce moment il est curieux, pour moi qui lis les journaux, de voir à quel point un auteur, qu’il s’appelle Troyat ou Jardin, ou n’importe qui, à l’instant où il fait entrer ses personnages dans une boîte de nuit, évoque aussitôt aux yeux de critiques mon joli nom.",
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