The game of tir à la corde is illustrated here by our pups. le tir à la corde : tug-of-war A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse This'll be quick today… for by the time you receive this missive, I will be on a train heading north to the American Library in Paris. And, on a less exciting note (so as not … Continue reading Tug of War in French, with puppies
Photo of the puppies (beneath my son's legs) with their little identity tags (having just returned from the vet). Read today's picture story "Puppy Fodder" in which Braise-The-Dog and I offer up our ears, fingers, and toes to the Puppy Gods… before they go. (This is their last week with us…) le fourrage : fodder Audio File and Example Sentence Download Wav or MP3 Le fourrage … Continue reading Attacked by Puppies!
Le Petit Larron — The Little Thief. larron (lah rohn) noun, masculine : thief l'occasion fait le larron = opportunity makes a thief Le larron does not seem to be used in conversational French (my daughter taught me the word after she learned it in her French class while reading a classic text) … so here are some useful synonyms: un escroc (swindler, con … Continue reading larron
Max and Jackie with baby Braise, 2006 la fifille(fee-fee) noun, feminine : affectionate term for "my little girl" or "sweetheart" Petit Larousse (French) definition: fifille = fille, fillette (girl, little girl) Audio File & Example Sentence:Listen to my (then 11-year-old) son, Max, pronounce the following sentence:Viens ici ma fifille! Come here, my girl! Download MP3 or Download wav French Expression:filfille à sa maman = … Continue reading Our New Puppy & Dog Commands in French
