In Gigondas: watching for intruders… or maybe a new pal or two to play with. Read about another dog in today's story column. Smart French : learn French from real French people: guetter (geh-tay) verb to watch, to guard to watch for, to lie in wait for, to be on the lookout for to threaten; to ambush Listen to today's word, "guetter": Download guetter.mp3 . … Continue reading guetter
Love the ones you're with. "Braise-The-Dog, pensive." I tried to capture Coco-The-Cat, too, but he flew out of Braise's lap so fast you'd think I was set to feed him a spoonful of cod liver oil. On second thought, what was he thinking? Certainly not "COD!" Learn the language with Painless French: includes grammar, pronunciation, idioms, idiocies (culture) and more! seuil (suhy) noun, masculine : … Continue reading seuil
Church in Gigondas, in the Vaucluse region of France. deuil (duhy – silent "h") noun, masculine : mourning, sorrow porter le deuil = to be in mourning Listen to my daughter, Jackie, pronounce today's word and expression: Download deuil.mp3 . Download deuil.wav . At the risk of being maladroit, I offer the following, albeit unusual, tribute to our Lily, the rescued kitten we … Continue reading deuil
Meet the newest member of our family: Lily (lee-lee). She's a one month old "tortiecat" or tortoiseshell cat (just a fancy name and I learned it from my brother-in-law, Jacques)… though the neighbors might call her "un chat de gouttière" or alley cat. Read on in today's story). pipette (pee-pet) noun, feminine : dropper (measuring instrument) French definition from Le Petit Larousse: un petit tube … Continue reading Pipette + Homeless cats and feral felines in France
