éminence grise | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Asecretorunofficialdecision-maker.Synonyms:power behind the throne,gray eminence1987July 12,John A[rthur] Garraty, “Harry’s Luck[book review ofHarry Hopkins: Ally of the Poor and Defender of Democracyby George McJimsey]”, inThe New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon19 December 2020, page28:ButHarry Hopkinswas no mere manipulator of people and ideas, noeminence grisemasterminding the actions of figureheads.2009September 16, Coco Masters, “Japan’s New Prime Minister—and New Shadow Shogun”, inTime‎[2], New York, N.Y.:Time Warner Publishing,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon21 October 2017:[Ichirō] Ozawais the Secretary-General of[Yukio] Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DJP) and theéminence griseof the electoral campaign that catapulted the new Prime Minister to power.

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EN: What's the éminence grise of the Art Crimes Unit like?
ES: ¿Cómo es la eminencia gris de la Unidad de Crímenes de Arte?
EN: I'm a Cyrano de Bergerac, my girlfriends' éminence grise.
ES: Yo soy un Cyrano de Bergerac, un consejero de las sombras.
EN: Like, look, okay, you say, you know, uh, éminence grise.
ES: Ya saben, pueden decir que yo era la eminencia gris.
ID: Dengar, baiklah, kau bilang, kau tahu bayangan yang berkuasa.
EN: "éminence grise" never heard that one.
TE: 'గ్రానీ ఫ్లాట్స్'. . ఈ పదబంధం మీరెప్పుడైనా విన్నారా.

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