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  2. Debaser - Wikipedia

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    The title "Debaser" references the fact that Un Chien Andalou "debases" contemporary morality and standards of art: "I guess it means: one who debases. A debaser. A debaser. It was an attempt to introduce a new word into the lexicon, but I don’t think it’s been successful, else I would have heard about it."

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    eau de vie eau de vie lit. "water of life" (cf. Aquavit and whisky), a type of fruit brandy. écarté a card game; also a ballet position. échappé dance movement foot position. éclair a cream and chocolate icing pastry. éclat great brilliance, as of performance or achievement. Conspicuous success. Great acclamation or applause. [24] écorché

  4. Temps de chien - Wikipedia

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    Temps de chien (lit. "Dog Time", fig. "Hard Times") is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered in 2023 on Ici Radio-Canada. [1] The series stars François Bellefeuille as Antoine Meilleur, a veterinarian and former television personality rebuilding his life and career in the Magdalen Islands after being disgraced by scandal.

  5. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - Wikipedia

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    The film stars Fernando Rey, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Julien Bertheau and Milena Vukotic. The film consists of several thematically linked scenes: five gatherings of a group of bourgeois friends, and the four dreams of different characters.

  6. Chienlit - Wikipedia

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    Chienlit is a traditional French term typically translated as masquerade (French: Mascarade) or carnival/chaos.It was brought to notoriety by General Charles de Gaulle in an angry speech during the student protests in Paris during May 1968 in France, when he used the vernacular term as a scatological pun "La réforme oui, la chie-en-lit non" meaning Reform yes, but chaos—no whilst the pun ...

  7. Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    coupe de glace de la glace au chocolat/à la fraise, etc. An ice cream stand is known as a bar laitier or Crèmerie (in France, a glacier) Croche: Crooked; strange, dishonest Eighth note curieux / bizarre / étrange: Crème glacée: Ice cream de la glace: An ice cream stand is known as a bar laitier or Crèmerie (in France, a glacier ...

  8. A Dog's Life (1943 film) - Wikipedia

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    A Dog's Life (French: Une vie de chien) is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Maurice Cammage and starring Fernandel, Josseline Gaël and Félicien Tramel. [1] [2] It was shot in 1941 but its release was delayed. [3] It was made at the Marseille Studios in the Unoccupied Zone of France. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

  9. Lump (dog) - Wikipedia

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    The dog felt immediately at home and stayed with Picasso for the next six years at La Californie, living with Picasso's Boxer Yan and a goat named Esmeralda. [1] Duncan spoke of Lump and Picasso, "This was a love affair. Picasso would take Lump in his arms. He would feed him from his hand. Hell, that little dog just took over. He ran the damn ...