be (not) comme il faut



be (not) comme il faut

To be appropriate or correct behavior, as in a social situation. Comme il faut is French for "as is proper." It is not comme il faut to overshadow the bride at a wedding.
See also: comme, faut, IL

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leannelee-ANEnglish
EzraEZ-rə (English)Biblical, English, Hebrew
Heinrikehien-REE-kəGerman
ŽAn-Slovene
Paulus-Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Sence-Medieval Spanish