trou perdu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- backwater noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
Senses
trou perdu is used for these senses in English:
- backwater (idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
- middle of nowhere (idiomatic) A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
backwater — full definition
- noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
- noun Still water held back or diverted by a dam, obstruction, or the current of a larger river.