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cracker-barrel

/ˈkræk.ər ˌbær.əl/

Traduction: Qualifie quelque chose de simple, sans prétention ou typique de la vie rurale américaine, souvent associé à une sagesse populaire ou à un charme campagnard.

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adjective

/ˈkræk.ər ˌbær.əl/C2formalamerican
  • frQualifie quelque chose de simple, sans prétention ou typique de la vie rurale américaine, souvent associé à une sagesse populaire ou à un charme campagnard.

Describes something that is simple, unsophisticated, or characteristic of rural American life, often associated with homespun wisdom or folksy charm.

  1. Rustic or homespunC1informalamerican

    Characteristic of simple, rural, or country life; often implying a folksy, down-to-earth, or unsophisticated quality.

    frRustique et simple, de terroir

    • The politician's cracker-barrel charm appealed to the rural voters.
    • He told a cracker-barrel story about his childhood on the farm.
    • The restaurant had a cracker-barrel atmosphere with wooden tables and checkered cloths.

    Synonymescountrifieddown-to-earthfolksyhomespunplainprovincialrusticsimpleunpretentious

    Antonymescosmopolitanpolishedsophisticatedurbaneworldly

Formes
  • more cracker-barrel comparative form
  • most cracker-barrel superlative form