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Bte NoireBte noire is a phrase assimilated from the French, literally meaning "black beast." It refers to someone or something which is particularly disliked or avoided; an object of aversion, the bane of one's existence. - "By an application of the theory of relativity to the taste of readers, to-day in Germany I am called a German man of science, and in England I am represented as a Swiss Jew. If I come to be regarded as a bte noire the descriptions will be reversed, and I shall become a Swiss Jew for the Germans and a German man of science for the English!" —Albert Einstein (18791955), from the article "Einstein on His Theory" (The Times, London, 28 November 1919)
Bte Noire is also the title of a solo album by Bryan Ferry, formerly of the rock group Roxy Music.
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