A couple of French turkeys, each pouting in his/her own corner après l'engueulade. Photo taken at Château Miraval, in 2005. Sign up for French Word-A-Day: it's free. .engueulade (ongh-lahd) noun, feminine 1. argument, shouting match 2. scolding Also: a telling-off, bawling out, blowing up, chewing out or "a giving to another of one hell of a bad time". Get the picture? "Arguing is to the … Continue reading engueulade
A couple of French turkeys, each pouting in his/her own corner après l'engueulade. Photo taken in 2005 at Château Miraval in Correns, France. "Arguing is to the modern Frenchman what thinking was to Descartes, a proof of existence….Vitupero ergo sum: I bicker, therefore I am." –from the book "Culture Shock! France" by Sally Adamson Taylor engueulade (ongh-lahd) noun, feminine 1. argument, shouting match 2. scolding Also: … Continue reading engueulade
