faubourg
法布尔,法布
Definitions
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plural fau·bourgs [foh-boorz, -boorgz; French foh-boor]. /ˈfoʊ bʊərz, -bʊərgz; French foʊˈbur/.
- : a suburb or a quarter just outside a French city.
Examples
I wondered if my face would ever hang in the windows of the luxury flagship shops along the Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
This family passed the winter season at Paris in a magnificent mansion on Faubourg du Roule.
After this the Faubourg St.-Germain became more lively, and certain houses were opened to a wider circle of guests.
Nevertheless, the Faubourg St.-Germain avoided attracting the public eye by any conspicuous festivities, and this had two effects.
I learned well, also, a certain prison, and a part of the ancient city called Faubourg St. Germain.
You were a startling fellow, dropping on the Faubourg; and anything was possible under the Empire.