serpent de mer
French
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/sɛʁ.pɑ̃ d(ə) mɛʁ/
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France
(
Vosges
)
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Noun
serpent
de
mer
m
(
plural
serpents de mer
)
sea serpent
(
journalism
,
humorous
)
a long-discussed subject with no concrete reality
Synonym:
arlésienne