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To shut somebody up (in French): clouer le bec

Peace and quiet outside the Relais Odeon Bistro in Paris. Sit down and enjoy a slice of pie–just don't fling it at anybody…. TODAY'S EXPRESSION: clouer le bec     : to shut somebody up French listening tip: do you hear "le" in this French sentence?             *    *    * "Le Bec ( the beak) has lots of uses in French. It can be used to … Continue reading To shut somebody up (in French): clouer le bec

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l’heure bleue

A magical hour in an ancient town: Ovada l'heure bleue (leuhr bleuh, listen to MP3 or wav) noun, feminine 1) the blue hour, the magic hour… crepuscule, twilight… the hour between daylight and night when the sky's luminosity draws artists out of their studios to see light's last glimmerings.     2) the hour (between 5 and 7) in which one meets their lover before returning home from … Continue reading l’heure bleue

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