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Paris story + How to say “locked out” in French?

View from Jackie's studio in Paris. More about this canyon of French windows you are viewing, in today's missive. And félicitations! to our 17-year-old daughter, who has completed her 4th internship in fashion design. enfermé dehors     : locked out AUDIO FILE: Listen to Jean-Marc read today's example sentence:Download MP3 or Wav file Un jour, en descendant la poubelle, il s'était enfermé dehors en pyjama. (H.-F. Blanc, Combat de … Continue reading Paris story + How to say “locked out” in French?

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cadenas

An old sign outside a locksmiths's shop in Draguignan cadenas (kad na) n.m.   1. padlock L'un contre l'autre appuyés, les battants de la grille étaient libre de verrou, exempts de chaîne et de cadenas. Leaning one against the other, the double gates were unbolted, free of chain or padlock. –from French Short Stories 2 A Day in a French Life… by Kristin EspinasseAs I … Continue reading cadenas

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