premier venu

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʁə.mje v(ə).ny/

Noun

premier venu m (plural premiers venus)

  1. the first person that comes along; the man in the street, the average person; everyone, anyone
    Ne va pas répéter ça au premier venu ! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    coucher avec le premier venu ― to sleep with every person one meets
    Je ne suis pas le premier venu ! ― I'm not just anyone!
    Synonyms: n'importe qui, tout-venant, tout le monde

Usage notes

Often used in negative sentences.

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