Jun
3
étincelant
sparkling
bons mots
un nouveau mot français chaque jour
a new french word every day
le francais n'est pas ma langue maternelle alors si je fais une erreur sur cette page, dites-la moi s'il vous plait!
french isn't my first language so if I make a mistake on this page (and I will probably make several), please tell me!
nouns/noms
verbs/verbes
adjectives/adjectifs
adverbs/adverbes
expressions
submissions/soumissions
Posts tagged francais
se pacser
to enter into a pacs
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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
2
le guêpier
bee-eater (bird); trap (figurative); wasp nest
la guêpe
wasp
Jun
1
époustouflant
staggering, mind-boggling
l’épée
sword
May
28
le requin
shark
May
27
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
24
taillader
to slash
May
23
entériner
to ratify, to confirm
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