faux amis

Free subscription: sign up a friend or family member to French Word-A-Day and share the scenic stories with others. Click here to enter an email address. Your friend/family member will then be prompted, via email, to confirm their abonnement. les faux amis (lay fowz ah mee)     : "false friends" or words that look alike… but have different meanings France and Monaco Rentals. Exclusive Vacation … Continue reading faux amis

marchander

   The Art of Negotiation. Read on in today's story column. marchander (mar shahn day) verb     : to negotiate French synonyms: chiner /she-nay/ (to look for bargains) débattre (to discuss, debate a price) chicaner (to quibble over), lésiner = to skimp onEnglish synonyms: to dicker, to bargain, to wrangle, to haggle, to higgle, to huckster marchander un prix = to negotiate a pricetenter de … Continue reading marchander

empreinte

In the village of Sarrians: a slice of scenic life. Don't miss out on the whole pie at Cinéma Vérité. empreinte (ahm-prehnt) noun, feminine     : print, trace, mark empreinte génétique = genetic imprintempreintes digitales = fingerprintempreinte de rouge à lèvres = lipstick mark Audio File: Listen to my daughter, Jackie, pronounce the day's word, terms, and example sentence: Download MP3 or Download Wav Elle … Continue reading empreinte