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vanity fair

/ˈvænɪti feər/

Traduction: Lieu, situation ou société caractérisés par un excès d'orgueil, de superficialité et de quête de statut et de plaisirs, souvent utilisé pour critiquer la vanité des ambitions mondaines et la vacuité des préoccupations matérielles.

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/ˈvænɪti feər/C1formalart
  • frLieu, situation ou société caractérisés par un excès d'orgueil, de superficialité et de quête de statut et de plaisirs, souvent utilisé pour critiquer la vanité des ambitions mondaines et la vacuité des préoccupations matérielles.

A phrase referring to a place, situation, or society characterized by excessive pride, superficiality, and the pursuit of status and pleasure, often used to criticize the emptiness of worldly pursuits.

  1. A place or situation of excessive prideC1formal

    A place, event, or social environment characterized by excessive pride in one's appearance, achievements, or status, often with a sense of emptiness or futility.

    frfoire aux vanités

    • The celebrity award ceremony was a true vanity fair, full of superficial compliments.
    • He realized the corporate world was just a vanity fair where everyone competed for recognition.
    • The novel satirizes the vanity fair of 19th-century English society.