"éminence grise" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \e.mi.nɑ̃s ɡʁiz\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-éminence grise.wav Forms: éminences grises [plural]
  1. Conseiller influent qui reste dans l’ombre d’une personnalité.
    Sense id: fr-éminence_grise-fr-noun-i6m6zd19 Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: père Joseph, spin doctor Translations: graue Eminenz (Allemand), éminence grise (Anglais), power behind the throne (Anglais), grå eminence (Danois), eminencia gris (Espagnol), jefe máximo [masculine] (Espagnol), harmaa eminenssi (Finnois), eminenza grigia [feminine] (Italien), 黒幕 (kuromaku) (Japonais), grå eminense [masculine] (Norvégien), grijze eminentie (Néerlandais), eminência parda (Portugais), серый кардинал (Russe), siva eminencija (Serbe), grå eminens (Suédois), šedá eminence [feminine] (Tchèque)

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Allemand",
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      "word": "graue Eminenz"
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      "lang": "Anglais",
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      "word": "éminence grise"
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      "word": "power behind the throne"
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      "word": "grå eminence"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "grijze eminentie"
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      ],
      "word": "grå eminense"
    },
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      "word": "eminência parda"
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      "word": "серый кардинал"
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      "word": "siva eminencija"
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      "word": "grå eminens"
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "graue Eminenz"
    },
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      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "éminence grise"
    },
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      "lang": "Anglais",
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      "word": "power behind the throne"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Danois",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "word": "grå eminence"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "eminencia gris"
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      "word": "jefe máximo"
    },
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "word": "harmaa eminenssi"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italien",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eminenza grigia"
    },
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      "lang": "Japonais",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "kuromaku",
      "word": "黒幕"
    },
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      "lang": "Néerlandais",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "word": "grijze eminentie"
    },
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      "lang": "Norvégien",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "grå eminense"
    },
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      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "eminência parda"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russe",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "word": "серый кардинал"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Serbe",
      "lang_code": "sr",
      "word": "siva eminencija"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Suédois",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "word": "grå eminens"
    },
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      "lang": "Tchèque",
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      "word": "šedá eminence"
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