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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
A poet manque
manque
: short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents -used postpositively <a poet manqué>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"He is a poet manque" - Does it mean that "He" has/had the potential of becoming a good poet but the fate has/had something else written for him, therefore "He" is/was generally not recognized as a poet; there are/were only a few persons who are/were aware of his genius?
Is it pronounced 'man-kay' or 'man-key'?
Please help me.
: short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents -used postpositively <a poet manqué>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"He is a poet manque" - Does it mean that "He" has/had the potential of becoming a good poet but the fate has/had something else written for him, therefore "He" is/was generally not recognized as a poet; there are/were only a few persons who are/were aware of his genius?
Is it pronounced 'man-kay' or 'man-key'?
Please help me.
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Hi, manque : short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents -used postpositively <a poet manqué> [M-W's Col. ] "He is a poet manque" - Does it mean that "He" has/had the potential of becoming a good poet but the fate has/had something else written for him, therefore "He" is/was generally not recognized as a poet; there are/were only a few persons who are/were aware of his genius? It doesn't just suggest potential.
- Hi, manque : short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents -used postpositively <a poet manqué> [M-W's Col.
- ] "He is a poet manque" - Does it mean that "He" has/had the potential of becoming a good poet but the fate has/had something else written for him, therefore "He" is/was generally not recognized as a poet; there are/were only a few persons who are/were aware of his genius?
- It doesn't just suggest potential.
- It suggests that he has tried to some extent but has failed to achieve success.
- Is it pronounced 'man-kay' or 'man-key'?
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Hi,
manque
: short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents -used postpositively <a poet manqué>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"He is a poet manque" - Does it mean that "He" has/had the potential of becoming a good poet but the fate has/had something else written for him, therefore "He" is/was generally
manque
: short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents -used postpositively <a poet manqué>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"He is a poet manque" - Does it mean that "He" has/had the potential of becoming a good poet but the fate has/had something else written for him, therefore "He" is/was generally
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manque
formal - used to describe what a person could or should have been but never was ? He works as a cook but thinks of himself as a poet manqué. ? an artist manqué
[M-W's Learner's Dictionary]
The previous definition from M-W's Collegiate does suggest that the person has tried to some extent, "short of or frustrated in...". But I suspect the Learner's defi
formal - used to describe what a person could or should have been but never was ? He works as a cook but thinks of himself as a poet manqué. ? an artist manqué
[M-W's Learner's Dictionary]
The previous definition from M-W's Collegiate does suggest that the person has tried to some extent, "short of or frustrated in...". But I suspect the Learner's defi
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Hi,
manque
formal - used to describe what a person could or should have been but never was ? He works as a cook but thinks of himself as a poet manqué. ? an artist manqué
[M-W's Learner's Dictionary]
The previous definition from M-W's Collegiate does suggest that the person has tried to some extent, "short of or frus
manque
formal - used to describe what a person could or should have been but never was ? He works as a cook but thinks of himself as a poet manqué. ? an artist manqué
[M-W's Learner's Dictionary]
The previous definition from M-W's Collegiate does suggest that the person has tried to some extent, "short of or frus
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Jackson6612manqueOne of my professors (a Canadian) scribbled the word (essentially French) on one of my paragraphs.
For some reason I had thought the French verb "manquer" meant "to miss," but I believe I was wrong.
I took the criticism to mean that he understood what I was trying to do,
but he felt that I had failed (missed the mark/target).
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Avangi, you do know where I encountered this "manque". Don't you?!
AvangiOne of my professors (a Canadian) scribbled the word (essentially French) on one of my paragraphs.
For some reason I had thought the French verb "manquer" meant "to miss," but I believe I was wrong.
I took the criticism to mean that he understood what I was trying to do,
but he felt that I
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