monstre sacré

== English == === Etymology === From French monstre sacré (literally “holy monster”). === Noun === monstre sacré (plural monstres sacrés) A striking, unusual public figure; an eccentric celebrity. == French == === Etymology === Literally, “holy monster”, used by Jean Cocteau to describe Sarah Bernhardt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔ̃s.tʁə sa.kʁe/ === Noun === monstre sacré m (plural monstres sacrés) (figuratively) giant, celebrity (undisputed authority in a certain field) ==== Descendants ==== → English: monstre sacré → Romanian: monstru sacru (calque) ==== See also ==== vache sacrée