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French
FrenchFaire partie du Gotha
Meaning: To belong to the highest society.
Literally: To be part of the Gotha
Example: “À ce mariage princier, tout le Gotha européen était présent.” — At the royal wedding, all of Europe's upper crust was there.
English equivalent: The upper crust
Other ways to say this
English: upper crust- French: Le haut du pavé Literally: The top of the paving
Origin: The Almanach de Gotha, published in that town from 1763, was the authoritative register of European royalty and nobility. Being in it was the definition of rank, and the book outlived most of the families it listed.
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