Champs Élysées

[ shahnzey-lee-zey ]

noun
  1. a boulevard in Paris, France, noted for its cafés, shops, and theaters.

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How to use Champs Élysées in a sentence

  • They lived near the Champs Elysees, and at night I used to steal out and look at them through the window.

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  • At half-past eight that night she walked into Caroline's wonderful house in the Champs-Elysees.

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  • We will go and take a walk; we will go up the Champs Elysees.

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  • I suppose if you construed it that way, if somebody got drunk on the Champs Elysees he ought to be in that category.

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  • He went every day to the Champs Elysees returning home early in the morning.

British Dictionary definitions for Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

/ (ʃɒnz eɪˈliːzeɪ, French ʃɑ̃z elize) /


noun
  1. a major boulevard in Paris, leading from the Arc de Triomphe: site of the Elysée Palace and government offices

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Cultural definitions for Champs Élysées

Champs Élysées

[ (shahn zay-lee-zay) ]


A major avenue in Paris famous for the elegance of its cafés and shops. In French it means Elysian Fields.

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