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For example, in French "Jacky" is commonly used as a nickname for Jacques, in Dutch "Jack" is a pet form of Jacob or Jacobus along with the other nicknames "Sjaak", "Sjaakie" and "Jaak". In Swedish, it is "Jacke" for Jacob or Jakob and in German it is "Jackel" or "Jockel" for Jakob .
In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...
Lacan uses his concept of the letter to distance himself from the Jungian approach to symbols and the unconscious.Whereas Jung believes that there is a collective unconscious which works with symbolic archetypes, Lacan insists that we must read the productions of the unconscious à la lettre - in other words, literally to the letter (or, more specifically, the concept of the letter which Lacan ...
Jack is popular in the countries shown in green. Jack is a given name of English origin, originally a diminutive of John.Alternatively it may commonly be a diminutive of Jacob, its French variant Jacques, or given names like Jackson which have been derived from surnames. [2]
The traditional English translation preserves the scansion, but alters the meaning such that Brother John is being awakened by the bells. In English, the word friar is derived from the Old French word frere (Modern French frère ; "brother" in English), as French was still widely used in official circles in England during the 13th century when ...
Hattie Jacques (1922–1980), English comedy actress (born Josephine Edwina Jaques) Rev John Jaques (priest) (1728–1800), British clergyman who became prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral John Jaques (Mormon) , American Latter Day Saint hymnwriter, missionary, and historian
English editions of the works of Jacques Lacan have generally left jouissance untranslated in order to help convey its specialised usage. [3] Lacan first developed his concept of an opposition between jouissance and the pleasure principle in his Seminar "The Ethics of Psychoanalysis" (1959–1960).
Jacqueline is a given name, the French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world. Older forms and variant spellings were sometimes given to men. Older forms and variant spellings were sometimes given to men.