brebis

A troupeau of sheep grazing on another pasture. Photo by Jean-Marc. la brebis (breh-bee)   : ewe   Note: brebis (masculine) refers to the cheese brebis égarée = lost sheep du fromage de brebis = sheep's cheese une brebis galeuse = a bad apple, a black sheep, or a personne indésirable Audio File: (check back later for the recording) Il avait eu une époque où … Continue reading brebis

la chair

A nice surprise for you today: Barbara is back with more delightful French phrases. Enjoy her column in French or English. la chair (shair) noun, feminine  1. flesh adjective: flesh-colored Also:la chair de poule = goose bumps Expressions:en chair et en os = in the fleshdonner chair à = to give life toêtre ni chair ni poisson = (to be neither fish nor fowl) to … Continue reading la chair