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bête_de_scène
bête de scène
English
Noun
bête de scène (plural bêtes de scène)
- A feral player; an actor whose intense performance is likened to a wild animal.
- 2007, John Gaffney, Diana Holmes, Stardom in postwar France, Berghahn Books, page 81:
- "Hallyday was often described as a bête de scène, a charismatic showman who gives his all, to the point of smashing his guitar on stage."
- 2007, John Gaffney, Diana Holmes, Stardom in postwar France, Berghahn Books, page 81:
- A performer with innate talent.
References
- Bêtes de scène. Anne Bouvier Cavoret, 2002
- Insiders' French: beyond the dictionary. Michel Levieux, 1999