Yesterday, in Grenoble: fleeing oeufs. fuir (fweer) 1. to take flight, to flee, to run away 2. to avoid, to shun Listen: Download MP3 or Download WAV Le temps fuit. / Time flies. French Christmas Music: "Mon Beau Sapin", "Saint Nuit", "La Marche des Rois", "Petite Ville Bethléem", "Il est né Le Divin Enfant". Order CD here.. A Day in a French Life… by Kristin … Continue reading Fuir: A Story from Grenoble, France
Meet an extraordinary 8-year-old and a giant named Hefty in today's story. All photos by Braden (except for the one above…). abracadabrant(e) (ah bra kah dah brahn [brahnt]) adj. : amazing, extraordinary syn: invraisemblable (bizarre), extravagant abracadabra : interjection , also, masculine noun for magical formula Audio file: Listen to "abracadabrant" at French Wikipedia… A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse Hero-in-Progress When … Continue reading abracadabrant
Never miss a photo. Sign up via email, RSS, or Twitter to access the latest edition. (Picture taken last year, in Ménèrbes). France and Monaco Rentals. Exclusive Vacation Rental Properties throughout France. siège-auto (see ezh oh toh) noun, masculine : car seat Audio File: Listen to 13-year-old Jackie pronounce the words, below Download MP3 or WAV Le siège-auto est obligatoire pour un enfant qui voyage en … Continue reading siege auto
Southwest of winter: bare trees & golden vine leaves. matelas (mat lah) noun, masculine : mattress related: sommier (box spring), surmatelas (pillow top), matelassé,e (quilted, padded) cacher son argent/ses économies sous un matelas = to hide money/savings beneath the mattressretourner son matelas (côte hiver, côte été) = to turn over one's mattress (winter side, summer side)protéger le matelas avec une alèse = to protect a mattress … Continue reading matelas
How to Make Iced Tea on a French Vineyard…. also enjoy a free subscription to French Word-A-Day via Email or RSS tige (tizh) noun, feminine : stem, stalk Know any other definitions/uses for the word tige? Comment here. Audio File: Download MP3 or Download WAV La tige de cette plante est longue et fine. The stem of this plant is long and thin. Book ExcerptAfter two emotionally gray seasons in the Valley of the … Continue reading tige
Illusions in the desert… read on in today's missive! Paris apartment for rent. St Sulpice. 215 euros per night (min. 3 night rental) Click here for more photos! . le poids (pwah) noun : weight Audio: listen to these words, below: Download MP3 or WAV prendre du poids = to put on weightperdre du poids = to lose weightquel poids … Continue reading poids
Our Mot-Par-Jour models, Braise & Smokey. les fleurs de cimetière (lay flur deuh sim tee ere) : age spots, "cemetery flowers" Listen: (note: sound file still not working well…) Download MP3 or Download WAV Le médecin m'a dit que j'ai les fleurs de cimetière sur ma peau!The doctor said that I have age spots on my skin! A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse I … Continue reading The creepy French phrase for those “age spots” on your hands
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (spotted near the famous church). Yabla French Video Immersion. The fun way to learn French vantard,e (vahn tar, vahn tard) noun : a bragger, boaster se vanter = to bragvanter = to praise, to speak highly of vantardise = bragging, boastfulness… know any more expressions or idioms? Add them here! Sound File: I asked our daughter, Jackie, to give … Continue reading vantard
Autumn Amblings… and the sound, in the distance, of leaves crunching underfoot . sagesse (saah zhess) noun, feminine wisdom, (good) sense; discretion Idioms & Expressions faire preuve de sagesse = to be sensiblela sagesse populaire = popular (or traditional) wisdomagir avec sagesse = to act wiselyla dent de sagesse = wisdom tooth Do you know any other "sagesse" expressions? Thank you for sharing them … Continue reading sagesse
The Chinese Mulberry tree that shades us in summertime… fier, fière (fyer, fyeruh) adjective1. proud; high-minded Also: la fierté (f) = pride A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse "Comment lacer ses chaussures" Note: this story was written in 2006. Jackie is now 13-years-old. Walking down the couloir I hear a low hum coming from my daughter's room. Peering around the open door, I find Jackie … Continue reading fier
