June 2012
4 posts
8 tags
étincelant
sparkling
Jun 2nd
11 notes
9 tags
se pacser
to enter into a pacs —— se pacser is a neologism based on the pacs (pacte civil de solidarité), a form of legally recognised union introduced in france at the turn of the century for both hetero- and homo-sexual couples. It’s a form of union that is legally recognised but with fewer rights and duties than traditional marriage.
Jun 2nd
11 notes
7 tags
le guêpier
bee-eater (bird); trap (figurative); wasp nest
Jun 1st
5 notes
7 tags
la guêpe
wasp
Jun 1st
6 notes
May 2012
17 posts
7 tags
époustouflant
staggering, mind-boggling
May 31st
37 notes
8 tags
l'épée
sword
May 31st
6 notes
7 tags
le requin
shark
May 27th
6 notes
7 tags
la laïcité
secularism (more literally: civility) it is France’s conception of the separation of church and state, enshrined in article 1 of its constitution, which gives France its status as a secular state.
May 26th
11 notes
7 tags
taillader
to slash
May 23rd
5 notes
8 tags
entériner
to ratify, to confirm
May 22nd
4 notes
8 tags
la framboise
raspberry
May 21st
10 notes
8 tags
bredouiller
to mumble; to slur; to stammer
May 20th
10 notes
7 tags
menacer
to threaten
May 20th
3 notes
8 tags
écarter
to move apart, to separate; to push back, to move away; to spread, open (arms, legs); to draw (curtains); to dismiss (eliminate possibilities, candidates etc); to discard
May 19th
16 notes
8 tags
la jupe
skirt
May 18th
2 notes
7 tags
la démangeaison
itch
May 17th
7 notes
7 tags
la meurtrissure
bruise; (figurative) scar
May 14th
10 notes
8 tags
créer
to create ———- submitted by pianoscordatura
May 7th
3 notes
8 tags
l'examen
exam
May 6th
3 notes
7 tags
cueillir
to gather, to pick
May 4th
11 notes
7 tags
le cou
neck
May 2nd
8 notes
April 2012
32 posts
8 tags
s'ouvrir à
to confide, to open one’s heart to (someone); to open one’s mind to (something)
Apr 28th
30 notes
7 tags
mille
one thousand —— as in, one thousand followers. merci à tous
Apr 25th
7 notes
7 tags
atténuer
to mitigate; to alleviate, ease (pain); to lessen
Apr 24th
11 notes
7 tags
effrayer
to frighten
Apr 23rd
9 notes
7 tags
rougeoyer
to glow red
Apr 22nd
12 notes
7 tags
le soutien-gorge
bra
Apr 21st
3 notes
7 tags
trouer
to hole, to pierce
Apr 20th
6 notes
7 tags
bouleverser
to shake, to cause a strong emotion, to upset; to drastically change, to overturn; to disorganise, to turn upside down
Apr 19th
31 notes
7 tags
la déchéance
decay; downfall
Apr 18th
14 notes
7 tags
anéantir
to destroy, to shatter, to wipe out
Apr 17th
18 notes
7 tags
oser
to dare
Apr 17th
14 notes
7 tags
la pérégrination
(archaic) a voyage made in distant countries; (plural) comings and goings, a series of displacements or complicated journeys
Apr 17th
17 notes
7 tags
le soupir
sigh
Apr 16th
19 notes
7 tags
le miel
honey
Apr 15th
7 notes
8 tags
la corvée
chore, drudgery
Apr 15th
5 notes
8 tags
se tortiller
to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm
Apr 12th
9 notes
7 tags
éveiller
to (a)waken; to stimulate; to kindle
Apr 12th
12 notes
8 tags
l'exutoire
outlet, release
Apr 11th
13 notes
8 tags
un roué
a debauched or lecherous person
Apr 10th
3 notes
7 tags
branler
to shake; to touch (work); (slang) to do, to play at; (slang) to jerk off (another person); (slang) (reflexive) to masturbate, to wank
Apr 9th
10 notes
7 tags
le geignement
whimper
Apr 9th
7 notes
7 tags
le présage
omen
Apr 8th
10 notes
gnomes-are-cool asked: Bonjour! I think your blog is really helpful, do you have any suggestions on learning French? What is the easiest and best way to pick up the language? Anything would be really helpful...merci! :)
Apr 8th
8 tags
béant
gaping, wide open, yawning ———————— submitted by nyfikenienstrut
Apr 8th
5 notes
7 tags
chatouiller
to tickle
Apr 7th
18 notes
7 tags
dégrafer
to unclip, to unhook, to unfasten
Apr 6th
4 notes
7 tags
le désarroi
helplessness, disarray
Apr 5th
8 notes
7 tags
engloutir
to swallow up, to devour, to engulf
Apr 4th
10 notes
7 tags
revendiquer
to claim, to demand
Apr 3rd
8 notes