entre le zist et le zest
French, prepositional phrase/ɑ̃.tʁə l(ə) zist e l(ə) zɛst/
entre le zist et le zest is spelled E-N-T-R-E-L-E-Z-I-S-T-E-T-L-E-Z-E-S-T (19 letters). Entre le zist et le zest is a French prepositional phrase meaning “so-so, neither good nor bad” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does entre le zist et le zest mean in English?
prepositional phrase
- 1
so-so, neither good nor bad
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dit à propos d’une personne indécise, incertaine, ou d’une chose qui n’est ni bonne ni mauvaise.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entre le zist et le zest
- entre le zut et le zest
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entre le zist et le zest?
- /ɑ̃.tʁə l(ə) zist e l(ə) zɛst/
- \ɑ̃.tʁə lə zis.t‿e lə zɛst\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.