chick lit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chick lit in the English»French Dictionary

See also light, literature

I.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] N

1. light (brightness):

in the light of day lit, fig

3. light (electrical appliance):

feu m

III.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADJ

IV.light <pret, pp lit [lɪt] or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB trans

V.light <pret, pp lit> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB intr

literature [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)rətʃə, Am ˈlɪdərətʃər, ˈlɪdərəˌtʃʊr] N

I.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] N

1. light (brightness):

in the light of day lit, fig

3. light (electrical appliance):

feu m

III.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADJ

IV.light <pret, pp lit [lɪt] or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB trans

V.light <pret, pp lit> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB intr

chick [Brit tʃɪk, Am tʃɪk] N

chick lit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chick lit in the English»French Dictionary

lit pt, pp of light

See also light1, light2

III.light2 <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB trans

IV.light2 <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB intr

III.light2 <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB trans

IV.light2 <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB intr

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
If you write chick lit, post about shoes or fingernail polish.
www.digitalbookworld.com
If the perfect man exists, he resides in chick lit, where the demands of serious fiction, with its flawed protagonists and messy verisimilitude, don't apply.
www.theglobeandmail.com
It can be regarded as a sub-category of boomer lit, although it originated as an offshoot of chick lit, which became quite popular in the late 1990s.
en.wikipedia.org
It's the perfect compromise for a bluestocking who enjoys literary fiction, but also has a weakness for chick lit.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Although there are subsections of this genre that include protagonist of various ethnicities, cultures, and backgrounds, these generally fall second to the dominant white chick lit.
en.wikipedia.org
Meanwhile, consumers, weaned as we are on a diet of confessionals and chick lit, need a story to remain engaged.
www.theglobeandmail.com
And so the stigma against chick lit was born.
www.slate.com
And of course the core curriculum of chick lit, something about sisterhood, something pants, something traveling.
www.theawl.com
It's marketed as chick lit but it's kind of accessible to everybody.
www.rte.ie
The genre became popular in the late 1990s, with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to chick lit.
en.wikipedia.org

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