How to say lop-sided in French: de guingois

The scene was so classic that I wondered, as I snuck up to snap the photo, if it wasn't staged! Notice the underwear: one per "hook"… Photo taken in Nyons (just next to a chichi restaurant. Well, that oughta show 'em!). de guingois (deuh-gehn-gwah) adverbial and adjectival phrase        : askew, lop-sided marcher de guingois = to walk lop-sidedlytout va de guingois = everything's going … Continue reading How to say lop-sided in French: de guingois

Croire & Santa Claus: “To believe” in French

croire (krwar) verb  1. to believe, to trust  2. to think Citation du Jour:Etrangement, on en veut souvent à la personne qui vous dit une vérité difficile à entendre, impossible à croire. Strangely, you often resent the person who tells you a truth difficult to hear, impossible to believe. –Marc Levy ………………………….A Day in a French Life… Max, Jackie and I are seated at the … Continue reading Croire & Santa Claus: “To believe” in French