So, if you used that word, French people would have no idea what you mean by that. The French name for it is descriptive: une porte-fenêtre. Une porte is a door and une fenêtre is a window. Note that it’s not “un porte-[quelque chose] = a [something] carryer, like:–un ...
In this episode we discover the possible Celtic roots of English and French words forseagull. The Proto-Celtic word*wailannāmeans seagull, and possibly comes from the Proto-Indo-European*wáy(oh! ah! woe! alas!), and maybe related to*waylos(howler, wolf) [source]. ...
it didn't go down too well! Originally, the word comes from luna/lune/moon: for the French, the way the shape of the moon changed was a good image (or maybe an explanation) of people's different moods; for the English the moon would make people go a bit mad... from there to ...
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The French word for weather is “le temps“. Simple enough. By the way, the French word for weather forecast is “la météo“. However, unfortunately, translating word by word from English is not likely to work most of the time. ...
Could we also say, for example, that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves? Or, that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper? Maybe. Maybe not.What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can...
an expression for orgasm; literally "the little death"peut-être perhaps, possibly, maybepied-à-terre "foot-on-the-ground" or "foothold"; a place to stay, generally applied to the city house in contradistinction to the country estate of the wealthypis-aller "worse"; an undesirable opt...
French Word-A-Day Hungry for Paris La Tartine Gourmande Little Brown Pen Orangette Rochambeau A Blessing or a Curse? In Paris, sometimes it’s possible to find three bakeries on a single block–they’re omnipresent. When I rented my apartment, I was delighted to find one just around the ...
Could we also say, for example, that those [11]who like bold点心(中国食品)flavours are bold themselves? Or, that those who like spicy food tend to have⑥exceptional adj. a hot temper? Maybe. Maybe not. What we can say, however, is that culture特别的;罕见的and cuisine go hand in ...
maybepeut-être My name is...Mon nom est... Nice to meet you.Enchanté(e). nonon Of course.Bien sûr. Okay.D'accord. pleases'il vous plait Pleased to meet you.Enchanté/Enchantée. Please help me.Veuillez m'aider. Please repeat.Répétez, s'il vous plait. See you later.À tout...