Little lost lièvre… The Tortoise and the Hare – Bilingual edition! Order here. .. le lièvre (lee evr) noun, masculine : hare synonym: le bouquin = buck rabbit Terms & Expressions: un bec-de-lièvre = hare lip C'est là que gît le lièvre = that's the crucial point lever/soulever un lièvre = to hit on a problem chasser deux/plusieurs lièvres à la fois = to attempt to … Continue reading lievre
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
My 10-year-old style-conscious daughter. More in today's story… photo taken two years ago, when this edition was first published. le secours (suh-koor) noun, masculine : help, aid, assistance, relief * * *Viendra au secours de la peine d'autrui celui qui souffre lui-même.(He) will come to the aid of the suffering other, … Continue reading secours + how to say “first aid” in French?
French art and a classic car along the port in St. Tropez la toile (twal)noun, femininecanvas Françoise has not changed much in the three years since Mom and I have frequented her art shop. She still has her ballerina-thin figure and still paints cherry-red streaks through her chocolate-brown hair; the contrast is as stark as her customers' paintings, which line the store's entrance hall and … Continue reading Canvas: Toile, carte bancaire, papeterie and belle époque in French
A culprit of a cadran. More in today's story…. secourir (seuh-kor-reer) verb : to help, aid : to rescue Verb conjugation of secourir:je secours, tu secours, il secourt, nous secourons, vous secourez, ils secourent (past participle: secouru) Audio File: coming soon… We've featured the French word "secours" and learned many examples, in a past edition that was illustrated by a story. Today, we … Continue reading secourir
All photos © Kristin Espinasse crever (kreuh-vay) verb : to burst, split; to break Also: crevé(e) = exhausted. Audio File: listen to Jean-Marc read the following expressions and pronounce the verb conjugations to the French verb crever Download MP3 Download Wav crever un pneu = to flatten a tirecrever de faim = to be starvingcrever d'ennui = to be bored to death je crève, … Continue reading crever
When French skies pout. la moue (mooh) noun, feminine a pout, grimace; a pulled face …quelquefois…mon esprit joue, et quelquefois je ris et fais la moue… …sometimes…my mind plays, and sometimes I laugh and pull a face… –from "Oeuvres de Scarron," by Paul Scarron. Long lines at the autoroute* toll booth make for great people watching! … Continue reading moue
