maison close

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛ.zɔ̃ kloz/, /me.zɔ̃ kloz/
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Noun

maison close f (plural maisons closes)

  1. brothel
    Synonyms: maison de passe, (informal) bordel, (dated or literary) lupanar, (historical) maison de tolérance
    • 2000, Frédéric Beigbeder, 99 francs, Gallimard, →ISBN, page 73:
      Ce soir tu as décidé de retourner au Bar Biturique, ton lupanar favori. Les maisons closes sont supposées être interdites en France ; pourtant, rien qu’à Paris, on en dénombre une bonne cinquantaine.
      Tonight you've decided to go back to the Bar Biturique, your favourite house of ill repute. Brothels are supposed to be banned in France, but in Paris alone there are a good fifty of them.

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