Lebrun

American  

[luh-brœn] / ləˈbrœ̃ /

noun

1. Albert 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.

2. Also Le Brun. Charles 1619–90, French painter.

3. Mme. Vigée-. Vigée-Lebrun, Marie Anne Elisabeth.

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Lebrun British  

/ ləbrœ̃ /

noun

1. Albert (albɛr). 1871–1950, French statesman; president (1932–40)

2. Also: Le Brun.  Charles (ʃarl). 1619–90, French historical painter. He was court painter to Louis XIV and executed much of the decoration of the palace of Versailles

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Example Sentences

Lebrun would surely have known the monstrous tool from countless Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings of martyred Saint Catherine of Alexandria — by Raphael, Caravaggio, Veronese, Artemisia Gentileschi, Bernardo Strozzi and dozens more.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

A neophyte actor caught between two icons, Lebrun delivers an extraordinary performance.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

At Château Olivier, which also produces Pessac-Leognan wines, Director Laurent Lebrun showed how he and his team go through the vineyards to taste grapes plot by plot to decide where and when to harvest.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

The husband and wife, whose names are never uttered — she is played by Françoise Lebrun, he by Dario Argento — have clearly been here for a long time.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022

Victor Lebrun objected, and his decrees were as immutable as those of Fate.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin