The supermarkets are now closed, so we'll have to make do with what is left in the refrigerator. After a long dispute the coal mines closed and the remaining miners were paid off. English word "fermé"(closed) occurs in sets:Shopping and services - Courses et services300 most important ...
Open syllables end in a vowel sound, while closed syllables end in a consonant sound. Note the key wordsoundin this description: though the final letter ofpetitis a consonant, the finalsoundis a vowel: [i] not [t]. Therefore,petitends in an open syllable. In contrast,avecends in a cl...
opposite, and I became curious when her voice lowered (and were those giggles?) as she discreetly closed the door. There was nothing left to assume or imagine or invent... except that the breathy nurse was planning an amorouscinq à sept: the famous...
It’s a bit like “ay” but with a closed mouth. The Frenchésound is often found at the end of a word spelled as “er” or “ez”.Éléonore et Anne sont allées à la plage l’été dernier. Eleonore and Anne went to the beach last summer. ...
Then I received my new book from my Kube subscription,Seule en sa demeureby Cécile Coulon. It means “Alone in her mansion” but the use of the worddemeureholds something sinister, asdernière demeureis a metaphor for cemetery and it has an old-fashioned ring that brings back memories ofOn...
After all,aristocracyis a French word. And so isabbey. Photo: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, "At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance" Words We Stole from the French Some of which mean different things in English SEE THE LIST> Share
Gabriel said before I left, “Have a good, good, good… good, goooooood, (he was searching for the word in English to come after good and while doing so kept saying good.) plane ride.” And then he added, “I love you.”
A closed fist can indicate stress. She's making money hand over fist. A person's heart is approximately the same size as their fist. A man's heart is about as large as his fist. He clenched his fists. I love Fist of the North Star! Christopher Columbus was notorious for repeatedly ...
stuff…when you’re sick – apologies for the comparison! Once you’ve located the guttural throat feel, try pronouncing a “K” but with your throat closed. It almost feels similar to pronouncing an “H” in English. Listen to the following words to get an idea of how to pronounce the...
For Francophiles, the word "Bastille" is likely to conjure up memories (or dreams) of fireworks and military parades, because the idea of la Bastille is inherently linked to 14 July - at least for English speakers. Chez les Français, not so much. Here are 7 things you should know ab...