Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former town between the Seine River and the Bois de Boulogne, now part of Paris. It was a favorite gathering place for French literary figures, including Molière and La Fontaine.
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Examples
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Auteuil is frustrated, Scott-Thomas imperious, Aumont self-involved, Ledoyen sweetly confused, and moon-faced Elmaleh utterly passive.
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The native chief of this town, however, seeing that the affairs of the French were desperate; and willing, like all his countrymen, to make his peace with the strongest, had already accepted bribes from the English; and upon D'Auteuil's return, closed the gates and refused to admit him.
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On the 15th of May Clive captured Paichandah, and then determined to give a final blow to D'Auteuil's force; which had, he learned, again set out to endeavour to relieve Law.
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Auteuil revisits Jean de Florette territory for his directing debut: another Provençal tale from Marcel Pagnol, revolving around a country beauty whose romantic options only lead to suffering.
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The Well Digger's DaughterFrench actor Daniel Auteuil directs for the first time.
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Special guest Daniel Auteuil harks back to his beginnings in Jean De Florette with his directorial debut, The Well Digger's Daughter, another Marcel Pagnol story set in rural Provence.
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"How do you plan to host the Euros when you can't even stop 150 fascists from provoking people in the Auteuil stand?" shouted one protester, prompting an obvious follow-up question: how do you plan to host the Euros when you can't even stop 50 fans from the Auteuil from aborting a press conference?
Much ado about Wenlock & Mandeville: Canada pokes fun at 2012 mascots 2010
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I've seen some bad rides in my time but I have never seen anything like yesterday's French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil.
Talking Horses 2010
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Rather than root out the racists, the club tried, in the early 1990s, to attract members of ethnic minorities to the opposite end of the ground, the Auteuil stand.
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The intruders were all regulars in the Auteuil end of the Parc des Princes and are convinced that they have been more harshly dealt with than the neo-Nazis that gather at the opposite end.
Much ado about Wenlock & Mandeville: Canada pokes fun at 2012 mascots 2010
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