Braise The Dog, Smokey, Smokey's Accident

Woof woof! Bow wow! Aboiement (or how to say dog bark or barking in French)

Nothing to do with today's word, just an iconic zinc bar in Marseilles: Le Bar de la Marine (made famous by Marcel Pagnol in his "Marius" Trilogy. un aboiement (ah-bwa-mahn) : bark, barking (of dog) Also: aboyer = to bark, un aboyeur (une aboyeuse) = a barking dog Reverse dictionary: to bark up the wrong tree = porter plainte contre la mauvaise personnehis bark is … Continue reading Woof woof! Bow wow! Aboiement (or how to say dog bark or barking in French)

Kristin EspinasseJuly 2, 201225 Comments

Smokey's Accident

percer

A clock in Cairanne. It is time to put this word journal on automatique—but only for the next three posts. Beginning Wednesday, we will revisit the word-a-day archives—in time for our family to take a mini-break. I am already looking forward to telling you more stories dans un petit semaine. percer (pehr-say) verb to pierce percer quelque chose à jour = to see right … Continue reading percer