esprit de l'escalier

== English == === Noun === esprit de l'escalier (uncountable) Alternative form of l'esprit de l'escalier. == French == === Etymology === After Diderot in Paradoxe sur le Comédien (completed in 1778, published in 1830): === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.pʁi d(ə) l‿ɛs.ka.lje/ Rhymes: -e === Noun === esprit de l'escalier m (uncountable) l'esprit de l'escalier, staircase wit Coordinate terms: bon mot, mot d'esprit, mot juste ==== Descendants ==== === References ===