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an assumed name, a nickname (often used in a pejorative way in French). [53] soi-disant lit. "oneself saying"; so-called; self-described. soigné fashionable; polished. soirée an evening party. sommelier a wine steward. soupçon a very small amount. (In French, it can also mean "suspicion".) soupe du jour
Putting My Foot in It (translation of Les Pieds dans le plat; Dalkey Archive Press, 1994) Difficult Death (translation of La Mort difficile; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986) 1830 (Elysium Press, 1996) The Noble Mannequin Seeks and Finds her Skin; 1934 (translation from French in 'The Surrealism Reader); Tate Publishing 2015, ISBN 9781854376688
To die in a way that is considered unpleasant Humorous: British. Also 'to meet a sticky end'. Counting worms [5] Dead Euphemistic: Croak [7] To die Slang: Crossed the Jordan Died Biblical/Revivalist The deceased has entered the Promised Land (i.e. Heaven) Curtains Death Theatrical The final curtain at a dramatic performance Dead as a dodo [2 ...
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 Latin translation of René Goscinny's phrase in French ils sont fous, ces romains! or Italian Sono pazzi questi Romani. Cf. SPQR, which Obelix frequently used in the Asterix comics. Deo ac veritati: for God and for truth: Motto of Colgate University. Deo confidimus: In God we trust: Motto of Somerset College. Deo Dante Dedi: God having given ...
The Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ diksjɔnɛːʁ ynivɛʁsɛl dy diznœvjɛm sjɛkl], Great Universal Dictionary of the 19th Century), often called the Grand Larousse du dix-neuvième (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ laʁus dy diznœvjɛm]), is a French encyclopedic dictionary.
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story [20] [better source needed] Never look a gift horse in the mouth; Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today; Never reveal a man's wage, and woman's age; Never speak ill of the dead; Never say die; Never say never [21] Never tell tales out of school; Never too old to learn
Homophonic translation renders a text in one language into a near-homophonic text in another language, usually with no attempt to preserve the original meaning of the text. For example, the English "sat on a wall" / ˌ s æ t ɒ n ə ˈ w ɔː l / is rendered as French " s'étonne aux Halles " [setɔn o al] (literally "gets surprised at the ...