In Mirabel-les-Baronnies, lovely tumbling roses. luxer (loox-ay) verb : to dislocate luxer l'épaule = to dislocate one's shoulder avoir l'épaule luxée = to have a dislocated shoulder Audio File & Example Sentence:Download MP3 or Download Wav file Samedi matin, j'ai fait un faux mouvement et je me suis luxé l'épaule. Saturday morning, after an awkward movement, I dislocated my shoulder.. A Day in a … Continue reading luxer
See the little sign hanging from the clothespin (lower left)? The faded writing reads "Je suis couchée" ("I am in bed"). Leave it to the French to post such warnings out front their doors! Discover the sleepy town (and sleepy inhabitants…) of Mirabel-aux-Baronnies in today's story column. roupillon (roo-pee-yon) noun, masculine nap, siesta piquer / faire un roupillon = to have a nap, rest. … Continue reading roupillon
I fell in love with this roulotte, or gypsy caravan, in Hyères. Don't show my mom this photo — or she'll be text messaging me in seconds–and in ALL CAPS–instructing me to cash in the kids' college fund — and buy the wooden trailer! Travel, Jules might argue, is the best education. More photos in the upcoming photo blog. * * * Holy moly! After … Continue reading saisonnier
A red brick window in Rasteau (Vaucluse) glossolalie (glosso-laly) noun, feminine : glossolalia (speaking in tongues) Audio File(…this feature is on holiday today, along with the rest of France… meantime, anyone care to translate the following example sentence, from Wikipedia? Thank you for sharing your interpretation in the comments box.) Pour les chrétiens, la glossolalie correspond au « parler en langues », phénomène décrit … Continue reading Glossolalie
