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Indulgent French Expression
| Meaning | indulgence, weakness, minor vice | |
| Literally | cute sin | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation | [pay shay mee nyo(n)] | |
| IPA | [pe ʃe mi ɲɔ̃] | |
Usage notes: The French expression un péché mignon refers to an indulgence, a small luxury that is considered "bad" for some reason (e.g., unhealthy, expensive, overly indulgent).
Par exemple…
| Le gâteau est mon péché mignon. | Cake is my weakness. | |
| Si j’ai un péché mignon, c’est le champagne. | If I have one vice, it’s champagne. | |
| Elle a une centaine de livres de cuisine, c’est son péché mignon. | She has a hundred cookbooks, it’s her one indulgence. |
Synonyms
- une gâterie
- un luxe
- un petit plaisir
More expressions with péché
- un péché de jeunesse – youthful indiscretion
- un péché mortel – mortal sin
- le péché d’orgueil – the sin of pride
- le péché originel – original sin
- un péché véniel – venial sin
- un petit péché – peccadillo, trivial mistake
- les sept péchés capitaux – the seven deadly sins
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