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Meaning of esprit de l'escalier | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Yet, she had outflanked him, taken him unawares, and he had fired not one shot. Esprit de l'escalier—it was as he went upstairs that he saw how he might yet have snatched from her, if not the victory, the palm.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

esprit fort Esprits espundia Espy Espying Esq