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lidded vase

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  • "In French, a potiche is a vase or decorative object of little value and no real practical use that you put on a shelf or the mantle," according to media notes on the film.
  • He's what the French all a "potiche", an attractive but empty vessel.
  • potiche In French, a "potiche" is a vase or useless decorative object, used colloquially as a term for a purely ornamental trophy wife.
  • "potiche", actually, refers to a beautiful but kinda "decorative" woman. depends on the context, but you could translate it by something like "arm candy", though in...
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