froufrou

ˈfruːfruː

Definition of froufrou - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

decoration

Rare

excessive decoration or ornamentation

Rare

The room was filled with a bit too much froufrou for his taste..

embellishment

frill

sounds

Rare

rustling sound of silk or similar fabric

Rare

The froufrou of her dress filled the quiet room..

rustle

swish

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excessive decoration or ornamentation

Origin of froufrou

French, froufrou (rustling noise)

Examples of froufrou in a sentence

She disliked the froufrou on the wedding cake.
The froufrou of the curtains was soothing.
I heard the froufrou as she walked past.

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French:froufrou, bruissement, ...
German:übermäßige Dekoration, Rascheln, ...
Italian:ornamenti esagerati, fru fru, ...
Spanish:decoración recargada, frufrú, ...
Portuguese:frufru, farfalhar, ...
Chinese:花哨的装饰, 沙沙声, ...
Japanese:過剰な装飾, フルフル, ...
Arabic:زَخْرَفَة مُفْرِطَة, حَفِيف, ...
Hebrew:קִשּׁוּט יֶתֶר, רִשְׁרוּשׁ, ...
Russian:излишняя декорация, шелест, ...
Ukrainian:пишність, шелест, ...
Hindi:अतिरिक्त सजावट, फ्रूफ्रू, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত অলংকরণ, ফ্রুফ্রু, ...
Catalan:excessiva decoració, frou-frou, ...
Czech:přezdobenost, šelest, ...
Danish:overdreven dekoration, raslen, ...
Dutch:overdreven versiering, geritsel, ...
Greek:υπερβολική διακόσμηση, θρόισμα, ...
Hungarian:cicoma, susogás, ...
Khmer:ការតុបតែងហួសហេតុ, សំឡេងសូររសាត់, ...
Korean:장식, 바스락거리는 소리, ...
Persian:تزئینات اضافی, صدای خش خش, ...
Polish:przesadna dekoracja, szelest, ...
Portuguese (BR):frufru, sussurro de seda, ...
Romanian:ornamentație excesivă, foșnet, ...
Swedish:krimskrams, prassel, ...
Thai:การตกแต่งฟุ่มเฟือย, เสียงกรอบแกรบ, ...
Turkish:süslü püslü şeyler, hışırtı, ...
Vietnamese:trang trí rườm rà, tiếng sột soạt, ...

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