A compliment from the French President to the Australian Prime Minister appears to have been lost in translation.
While wrapping up a joint news conference, Emmanuel Macron thanked Malcolm Turnbull and his "delicious" wife.
Many have jumped to the defence of the President, pointing out that the French word for delicious also translates as “delightful”.
<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Emmanuel Macron raises eyebrows after calling Australian Prime Minister’s wife 'delicious'<br>Read more: <a href="https://t.co/6TZqdsnXMX">https://t.co/6TZqdsnXMX</a> <a href="https://t.co/GVC0Xxb8d9">pic.twitter.com/GVC0Xxb8d9</a></p>— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) <a href="https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/991605600013508608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2018</a></blockquote>
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