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Pronunciation: French: English: / ˈ f r ɒ̃ s ... François (French:) is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People ...
The word ratatouille derives from the Occitan ratatolha [2] and is related to the French ratouiller and tatouiller, expressive forms of the verb touiller, meaning "to stir up". [ 3 ] [ 4 ] From the late 18th century, in French, it merely indicated a coarse stew.
Ratatouille (/ ˌ r æ t ə ˈ t uː i / RAT-ə-TOO-ee) is a 2007 American animated comedy-drama film [3] produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The eighth film produced by Pixar, it was written and directed by Brad Bird and produced by Brad Lewis, from an original idea by Jan Pinkava, [4] who was credited for conceiving the film's story with Bird and Jim Capobianco.
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
The two are pitted against the ruthless food critic Anton Ego. His derision of the "anyone can cook" refrain had dealt a severe blow to the restaurant's reputation, and the two chefs are faced with the challenge of impressing him when he returns. Remy prepares a dish of ratatouille, and Ego praises his work. Upon finding out that the chef was a ...
Rémy, Remy, Rémi, Remie, Rémie or Remi (French:, English: / ˈ r ɛ m i, ˈ r iː m i, ˈ r eɪ m i /) is a name of French origin meaning “oarsman”, and is associated with the Latin name Remigius. It is used as either a surname or as a male or female given name.
A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language, to the extent that many Latin words have come to the English language. Up to 45% of all English words have a French origin. [1] [verification needed] [better source needed] This suggests that 80,000 words should appear in this list.
The name is particularly common in French (from where the standard English pronunciation is derived), German (already in Middle High German), Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael, although in Dutch the name Michaël is also common. Mitxel is the Basque form of Michael.