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La petite mort (French pronunciation: [la pətit mɔʁ]; lit. ' the little death ') is an expression that refers to a brief loss or weakening of consciousness, and in modern usage refers specifically to a post-orgasm sensation as likened to death. [1] The first attested use of the expression in English was in 1572 with the meaning of "fainting ...
A Happy Death (original title La mort heureuse) is a novel by absurdist French writer-philosopher Albert Camus.The absurdist topic of the book is the "will to happiness", the conscious creation of one's happiness, and the need of time (and money) to do so.
Pache, mayor of the Paris Commune, painted the formula "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, ou la mort" on the walls of the commune. It was under the Third Republic that the motto was made official. It was then not dissociated with insurrection and revolutionary ardours, Opportunist Republicans such as Jules Ferry or Gambetta adapting it to the ...
La petite mort (French for "the little death") is a metaphor for orgasm. La petite mort may also refer to: La petite mort, a 1995 short film by François Ozon; Petite Mort, a 1991 ballet by Jiří Kylián "Petite Mort", 2004 song by the Canadian band Stars "La Petite Mort", a song by Violet Chachki from her 2015 EP Gagged
San La Muerte (Saint Death) is a skeletal folk saint venerated in Paraguay, northeast Argentina. As the result of internal migration in Argentina since the 1960s, the veneration of San La Muerte has been extended to Greater Buenos Aires and the national prison system as well.
Mort pour la France (French pronunciation: [mɔʁ puʁ la fʁɑ̃s], lit. ' died for France ' ) is a legal expression in France and an honour awarded to people who died during a conflict, usually in service of the country.
La petite mort: sex equated to death Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut.(Critical Essay): An article from: Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, Institute for Evolutionary Psychology, Amazon French Wikipedia entry for Mort, " [9] "la petite mort est un moment qui peut suivre l'orgasme et pendant lequel on peut paraître inconscient.
La Mort aux Juifs (French pronunciation: [la mɔʁ o ʒɥif]) was a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the French commune of Courtemaux in the Loiret department in north-central France. Its name has been translated as "Death to Jews" [ 1 ] [ 2 ] or "The death of the Jews".