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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 ...
Always derogatory. Trudeau's initials, P.E.T., were often used in English Canada as alternative naming, and pet (actual spelling "pète" but identical pronunciation) is French for fart. Since Trudeau was in power for many of the same years as Lévesque, the two were sometimes referenced humorously as "Ti-Pet et Ti-Poil".
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [1] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule. A moniker also means a nickname or personal name.
The historical feminine rough equivalent of the flâneur, the passante (French for 'walker', 'passer-by'), appears prominently in the work of Marcel Proust.He portrayed several of his female characters as elusive, passing figures, who tended to ignore his obsessive (and at times possessive) view of them.
Many English words and calques have also been integrated in Quebec French, although less than in France. In Quebec, borrowed English words tend to have the same meaning as the English word. In France, they often have a very different meaning; for example 'le smoking' for 'tuxedo'.
So if their name is Derrick, call them “D.” Their middle name. My dude/guy. Hot ___ insert name here. (Ex: Hot CJ, Hot Mike) Mr. Fix It. Nicknames for the father of your child. Baby Daddy. Big ...
nom de plume – coined in the 19th century in English, on the pattern of nom de guerre, which is an actual French expression, where "nom de plume" is not. [1] Since the 1970s, [2] nom de plume is accepted as a valid French expression [3] even if some authors view it as a calque of pen name. [4]
A sobriquet (/ ˈ s oʊ b r ɪ ˌ k eɪ, ˌ s oʊ b r ɪ ˈ k eɪ / SOH-brih-kay, - KAY) is a descriptive nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another.A sobriquet is distinct from a pseudonym in that it is typically a familiar name used in place of a real name without the need for explanation; it may become more familiar than the original name.