Kristin Espinasse's Blog, page 74
July 31, 2014
lettre de condoleances and a tribute to Mary Glen
With this flower, called Love in a Mist, we shower the Glen family with our support. May today's words speak for all of us here--all who have followed Tanya's story of the search for her Mom. Missing for five days, Mary Glen was found Wednesday night, having passed away.
Beautifully renovated and decorated home in the Luberon.4 bedrooms and a study with a sofa bed, each with ensuite (full) bath. This villa comfortably sleeps 7-9 adults.
le souvenir de temps heureuse
: the memory of happy times...
July 29, 2014
A friend's gone missing. Please help. disparu - appel à témoins - avis de recherche
A reader's Mom has gone missing. With your attention we may be able to help Tanya and her family reunite with their loved one, Mary Glen. Photo taken yesterday, after the sunflower harvest. The drying seeds, little messengers of hope, will soon be on their way to the Phoenix desert.
Three French words and their meanings, just below:
disparu / appel à témoins / avis de recherche
: missing / seeking witnesses / missing person notice
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July 25, 2014
Reverse culture shock (and a pink flamingo) + Next Winetasting!
Sunflowers--and come see the exotic pink bird in our garden... at the next wine tasting here at Mas des Brun, August 6th. We hope to see you! Contact jm.espinasse@gmail.com for details.
le flamant rose (flamahn rowz)
: pink flamingo
Audio File: listen to today's word and example sentence, read by Jean-Marc:Download MP3orWave file
Flamant Rose. En Camargues, les flamants roses sont des espèces protegées.Pink Flamingo. In the Camargue, pink flamingos are a protected species.
July 22, 2014
Unlucky in French
Four weeks flew by since Jackie received this warm welcome from her cousins on arriving in Denver. I picked up my daughter at the Nice airport on Sunday, only she wasn't smiling anymore and neither was I. Read on.
manque de chance (mahnk-deuh-shahnse)
: bad luck, ill luck
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On t'a jété un sort? Non, c'est un manque de chance, c'est tout.
Someone's cast a spell on you? No. It's bad luck, that's all.
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July 18, 2014
voler de ses propres ailes
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voler de ses propres ailes
(vo-lay deuh say pro-prz zaylz)
: to fly with one's own wings (to stand on one's own two feet)
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Souvenez-vous quand vous ou vos enfants ont volé de leurs propres ailes?
Do you remember when you or your children stood on their own two feet?
July 15, 2014
hommage
"God is love," I would say. "Dog is love," Bill would suggest. Today, read about my invisible editor, who passed away suddenly. We didn't always agree, but otherwise got along grammar-warily. Photo of my dog Smokey and his mama, Brez.
hommage (m)
: tribute
présenter ses hommages = to pay one's respects
en hommage de reconnaissance = as a token of gratitude
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July 10, 2014
cross-cultural awareness: say it in French, do it often
I made a lovely acquaintance. Don't miss her in today's story. Picture taken in Morocco, where my mother-in-law once lived and where we celebrated her 70th (in 2011).
la conscience multiculturelle
: cross-cultural awareness
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Comment développer la conscience multiculturelle et le respect des autres régions du monde?
How to develop cross-cultural awareness and the respect for other world regions?
July 8, 2014
Meetup at our place + to have the munchies (in French)
Today a hasty story--and an explanation at the end of it. Photo (by Pascale Gauthier) of our wedding anniversary dinner, here at home.
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AVOIR LES CROCS
: to have the munchies (a sudden desire to snack)
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July 2, 2014
Visit our new vineyard? + "hairspray" in French
The sunflower to the prickly pear blossom: "Mousse or Gel?"
Prickly Pear (smacking her gum): "Aqua Net, Sweetie--and a perm every three months!"
la laque (lah lak)
hairspray
une bombe de laque = a can of hairspray
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La laque est le produit-phare de toute femme un peu coquette. Hairspray is the star performer of every stylish woman. --schwarzkopf.fr
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July 1, 2014
s'incruster: do you know this popular French word?
My smartphone offers these automatic edits. I know they exaggerate the truth, so I'm letting you know that the fruit you are looking at is un chouiard, or "a smig" lighter in reality. As for the taste, I'm not lying when I say these orange berries will make your face pucker faster than French lips!
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