She has become something of a bon vivant [bahn-vee-VAHNT] since moving to Paris, going out most nights and delighting in the city's many famous restaurants.

bon vivant
noun [bahn-vee-VAHNT]

A bon vivant is a sociable person who has cultivated and refined tastes especially with respect to food and drink.

In French, the phrase literally means “good liver.” Fear not if you are among those who are underinformed about the state of their liver. The “liver” here is not the bodily organ, but one who lives; a bon vivant is one who lives well.

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