How is the word tape-à-l'œil translated from French to English

English translation
Flashy
adjective

Voyant et clinquant, sans aucun goût.

Bright and showy in a tasteless way.

Examples with “tape-à-l'œil”

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  • Il conduit une voiture de sport rouge tape-à-l'œil. — He drives a flashy red sports car.

  • Cette montre n'est-elle pas un peu trop tape-à-l'œil ? — Isn't that watch a bit too flashy?

  • Les vêtements tape-à-l'œil n'ont jamais impressionné ma grand-mère. — Flashy clothes never impressed my grandmother.

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