EXPOSE' A French word, sometimes applied to a written document, containing the reasons or motives for doing a thing. The word occurs in diplomacy. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856. ...
Sensitive- Sensible; in English, it isn’t ‘sensible’ but ‘sensitive.’ (to) Summarize- Résumer; note that this word in English isn’t ‘to resume.’ (to) Take an exam- Passer un examen; pay attention when using this one. Conclusion These words are some common ones, but there are...
—a little word of Provençale origin and a call to action. It means, simply, "Go!" Zou! est le termerassembleurpar excellence; il est le point de départ despetites comme des grandes aventures. Il précède le premier pas de toute initiative. Il indique la volonté delaisser toute la ...
1. excentré(loin du centre-ville): excentré(excentrée)quartier: outlyingattr l'écoleest(très)excentrée theschoolis(quite)somedistancefromthetowncentreBrit 2. excentréMECH: êtreexcentréaxe tobeoff-centreBrit Translations forexcentréin the English»French Dictionary (Go toFrench»English) ...
bean American English Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors) French C'est le fayoul ou fayol provençal, qui devient dans la marine fayol puis fayau ou fayot. fr.wikipedia.org Il est la caricature de l'élève surdoué et fayot par excellence. ...
A word or phrase that has a double meaning - one of which is often vulgar or sexual in nature. A staple form of British toilet humour - Carry On films would be virtually silent without it. For example, see 'gone for a P' in wee-wee. ...
Over the centuries the French have lost a number of famous battles with the British. However, they've always felt superior in the kitchen. France has for centuries had a reputation for cooking excellence, and Britain for some of the worst cooking in the world. But according to a recent sur...
This period produced commanders whose names remain a by-word for excellence in leadership to this day, Napoleon and Nelson. From Italy to Egypt Napoleon demonstrated his strategic genius and mastery of tactics in battles including Rivoli, the Pyramids and Marengo. Nelson's spectacular sea victories...
Whereas Boileau and others saw imitation of the literature of antiquity as the only possible guarantee of excellence, “moderns” such as Charles Perrault in his Parallèle des anciens et des modernes (1688–97; “Comparison of the Ancients and Moderns”) and Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de ...
Another rare but interesting remnant of French influence is in the word order of expressions likesecretary generalandsurgeon general, where English has retained the noun + adjective word order typical in French, rather than the usual adjective + noun sequence used in English. French Words and Expre...