Definition/Meaning of manqués

• English - Adjective: manqués ( not comparable ) ( postpositive ) Plural form of manqué . 1991 , Ilya Zemtsov, Encyclopedia of Soviet Life , page 221: Party functionaries at all levels are essentially dilettantes who may have diplomas or study certificates but not real competence . Basically , they are educational failures: engineers manqués , journalists manqués , scientists manqués . 2004 , Emanuel Derman , My…
• English - Pronunciation: ( French ) IPA (key) : /mɑ̃ke/
• English - Quotations: For usage examples of this term , see the citations page .
• French - Verb: manqués masculine plural form of the past participle of manquer