tape-à-l’œil — meaning in English

English meaning

• flashy adjective Showy and designed to attract attention, sometimes in a tasteless way.
• showy adj Flashy or attracting a lot of attention, often in an exaggerated way.
• tawdry adj Cheap-looking and showy; gaudy in a low-quality way.

Senses

tape-à-l’œil is used for these senses in English:

• flashy Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
• showy (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).
• tawdry (of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.

Related French words