No. 11,719 in French
shyamalan
"Shyamalan" is not a French word; it is a surname, most famously associated with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.
In a sentence
J'ai regardé un film de Shyamalan hier.
I watched a movie by Shyamalan yesterday.
This references Shyamalan, likely regarding the professional director with name Shyamalan.
L'intrigue de ce roman est digne d'un scénario de Shyamalan.
The plot of this novel is worthy of a Shyamalan script.
Comparing the book's captivating or plot-twist aspect to stylistic traits of Shyamalan's scripts.
Ce rebondissement dans le débat était totalement inattendu, un vrai Shyamalan !
This twist in the debate was completely unexpected, a real Shyamalan!
Colloquial use, associating a surprising turn of events with Shyamalan's known preference for twists.
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