le sablier (sah-blee-yay) n.m.hour-glass, sand-glass; egg timer L'amour tue l'intelligence. Le cerveau fait sablier avec le coeur. L'un ne se remplit que pour vider l'autre. Love kills intelligence. The mind forms an hour-glass with the heart. One fills itself only to empty the other. –Jules Renard …………………………A Day in a French Life… "Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq*…" my daughter gurgles, brushing her teeth and counting … Continue reading sablier
………………………………………………………………………………………..Words in a French Life: Lessons in Love and Language from the South of France"…a heart-winning collection from an American woman raising two very French children with her French husband in Provence, carrying on a lifelong love affair with the language."……………………………………………………………………………………….. la couette (kwet) noun, feminine 1. duvet, comforter 2. a (gathered) lock of hair Proverb: Etendez vos pieds selon la couverture. Stretch out your … Continue reading Everyday French: From Comforters to Pigtails
In theme with today’s word, I’ve trimmed the ‘gras’ off of the following story. Also, don’t miss the sound clip for gras & grasse at the end of this edition! gras, grasse (grah, gras) adjective1. fat, fatty 2. stout (person) 3. greasy (hair) 4. thick (soil) Un jour par an, le Mardi gras par exemple, les hommes devraient retirer leur masque des autres jours. One … Continue reading gras
