Kristin Espinasse's Blog, page 84
September 2, 2013
Send an SMS message in French - with today's short dictionary....
Those colorful tasseled linens on the ladder are called foutas. You see them on the beach, beneath the very chic! The French adore them though they're not made in France (some come from Tunisia). They don't cost an arm and a leg--and for added value you can use them as a tablecloth or a bed runner or a body wrap. I think I'm going to get one or two for a very dear newlywed couple I know... I just can't decide on the colors! How about you? Which one do you fancy? Click here to comment. (Photo...
August 28, 2013
Braise the dog update + how to say "different strokes for different folks" in French
Happy Art (or L'art joyeux).The other day I was snapping a picture of this lively fishing boat, or pointu, when a passerby sniffedQuelle horreur! ("How tacky (that boat is)!" I was struck by the comment until I rememembered we don't all see things the same way or, as we say back home,Different strokes for different folks! Even if I wouldn't paint a boat in the colors of a rainbow (had I only one boat to paint), I think this bubbly bateau fits in beautifully here in the port of Sanary-sur-Mer....
August 23, 2013
how to say "from the bottom of the heart" and "shooting star" in French?
When nature frames a lovely scene.... Photo taken in Cassis.
Today's vocabulary words are found in the letter below. Guess their meaning by the context of the sentence.
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August 21, 2013
How to say "to get back together" (with an ex) (after divorce or breaking up)!
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se remettre ensemble (seuh-reuh-metreuh-ahn-sahmble)
: to get back together after a break up
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August 16, 2013
How to say searchlight and intruder in French?
In addition to the visitors we invite (read about these guys, above), we had some unwelcome guests recently. A story about a prowler, or un rôdeur de nuit,in today's column.
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faisceau de lumière (fay-so-deuh-loo-myer)
: light beam
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August 8, 2013
How to say "cleaning frenzy" in French! + photo vocabulary!
Gone fishing! I'll see you in a week, when the next post goes out. Meantime, keep up your French vocabulary by visiting the French word archives. Thanks for reading and for sharing our language journal with friends and family. See you soon--with more photos and stories from a French life! Bisous, Kristin
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la frénésie de ménage (fray-nay-zee deuh may-nazh)
:clean...
August 6, 2013
La Soupe de Poissons
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la soupe de poissons (sewp-deuh-pwa-sohn)
: fish soup
Jean-Marc has been catching lots of little fish these days. Last time it was une rascasse! Apart from being unappetizing to look at, they are too small to eat. "Faites la soupe de poissons!" Make fish soup! our friends...
August 1, 2013
manger ses mots
Socks on stage, taking a bow in front of the curtains. I have always been a sucker for whimsy. I love French architecture and adore the building blocks of language...
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manger ses mots (mahn-zhay-say-moh)
: to speak inarticulately, tomumble
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July 30, 2013
avoir la tete sur les epaules & Jackie's return
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avoir la tête sur les épaules (ah-vwar-lah-tet-soor-layz-ay-pawl)
: to be sensible, to have a good head on one's shoulders
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July 25, 2013
crapahuter
A "crique" or little sea inlet along the littoral, or Mediterranean coast.
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crapahuter (krah-pah-ew-tay)
: to clamber, crawl, trek, or yomp
Also: to plough along, to trudge, to schlepp
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