Current events have us wearing our hearts on our former façades… and it's a good thing, n'est-ce pas? haut les coeurs (oh lay ker) : lift up your spirit, take heart, be brave! have courage! Thank you, Carolyn Foote Edelmann, for today's French expression: Carolyn writes, in response to Monday's seisme post: Small thought – watching their dignity and fortitude, I think [the Japanese] may … Continue reading haut les coeurs!
"Jules & Frida." À la recherche du temps perdu : in search of lost time; remembrance of things past* *One of the English translations to Proust's famous "A la recherche du temps perdu". Have you read it? Pick up … Continue reading A la recherche du temps perdu
One of these locals taught me a funny expression when, at a local café, she sent back her fried eggs, complaining they were cold as a dead man's butt! So I promised Lulu (left) that today's not-so-French expression would be in her honor… aussi froid que le cul d'un mort* (oh si fwah keuh leuh kul dun mohr) : as cold as a dead man's butt … Continue reading Aussi Froid Que Le Cul d’Un Mort
"Moto Mama." I should have posted this photo a long time ago. More shouldas in the following ramble, below, and an update on the next French Word-A-Day meetup in Phoenix. Read on!.PHOENIX MEET-UP: See info at the end of this post! Scroll down for directions to our next meet-up! A Day in a Mexican Life.. by Kristin Espinasse J'aurais Pourrais Roarais I should not write … Continue reading Arizona meet-up & “Shoulda Coulda Woulda” in French
"Mom and Me". Photo taken Feb 1st, on arrival: read on… (sorry about the blurry image, but blurry, like love, covers a multitude of sins! That's my lovely mom, Jules, left.) s'aventurer (sah ven tur ay) : to venture synonyms: se risquer = to risk, oser = to dare A Day in a Mexican Life… by Kristin Espinasse I arrived in Mexico yesterday, … Continue reading s’aventurer
One sassy sanglier says, "Swine Flu! What's to you?" Tell us your opinion in today's debate, below. la grippe porcine (lah greep pohr-seen) noun, feminine : swine flu AKA: la grippe Mexicaine Audio File: listen to my daughter pronounce the French words la grippe porcine Download Wav File . or Download mp3 * * * Swine Flu DebateIn today's debate: la grippe porcine. Please chime … Continue reading la grippe porcine
