a cause célêbre



a cause célêbre

a famous event or legal case which people discuss a lot because it is so interesting or shocking The relationship between Edward Prince of Wales and Wallis Simpson became an international cause célêbre in the 1930s.
See also: cause, célêbre

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LyssaLIS-əEnglish
Oluwaseyi-Western African, Yoruba
BrÁS-Portuguese
Faustina[fɔ:'sti:nə]
Rogelioro-KHE-lyoSpanish
Rayno-Bulgarian