Definition of idée reçue in English:
idée reçue
nounPlural idées reçues ˌiːdeɪ rəˈs(j)uːēˌdā rəˈso͞o
A generally accepted concept or idea.
Example sentencesExamples
- But maybe it's just a sort of translingual ‘idée reçue’.
- The analogy is an idée reçue by now, but the article is full of interesting history.
- This approach allows her to confront idées reçues; to challenge the predictable ‘order of things.’
- The Dutch periodical OnzeTaal linked to the NYT article and also to my earlier post on the topic - maybe the internet culture can start to keep these small thoughtless quantitative ‘idées reçues’ in check.
- There are two widespread views - one could call them idées reçues, in the Flaubertian sense - on the impact of photography.
- Every sacred idée reçue of the cold war… is methodically raked over with a barrage of satire.
Origin
French, literally 'received idea'.