sapphic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sapphic in the English»French Dictionary

sapphic [Brit ˈsafɪk, Am ˈsæfɪk] ADJ (all contexts)

sapphic

saphique

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English

Set in the world of women's championship tennis, the book details a secret Sapphic affair that eventually explodes into public view.

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It is an impeccably paced film of Sapphic desire.

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The result, in some instances, is immensely pleasant although distinctly not Sapphic.

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And the promise of Sapphic action?

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The last line of a Sapphic stanza is an adonic.

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But the track dabbles in the sort of girl-on-girl action you might find at a frat party, Sapphic action strictly for the purpose of male attention.

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I am guilty of Sapphic bathos, but not of failing to see a film.

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She wasn't putting on a phoney Sapphic show to rouse frat boys and ruffle conservative feathers.

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That includes a spot of Sapphic necrophilia (clearly also possibly a metaphor for... something), and mass model audition, which looks more slave market.

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He felt that potential themes of the song may be Sapphic desires, the singer's alter ego and transient effects of wine and fame.

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