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The following is a list of adjectival forms of cities in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these cities.. Demonyms ending in -ese are the same in the singular and plural forms.
The long, multi-cultural history of Paris has resulted in an interesting slang vocabulary. Even if you never mastered the subjunctive, a quick glance at these words and phrases will give you a ...
Italian writers have often used profanity for the "spice" it adds to their publications. This is an example from a seventeenth century collection of tales, the Pentamerone, [99] by the Neapolitan Giambattista Basile:
Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League soccer/football team based in Shizuoka; Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid, a building envisioned for construction in Tokyo; Shimizu Corporation, an architectural, engineering and general contracting firm; Shimizu-Tokugawa, a branch of the Tokugawa clan in Japan
This French word can also be understood in slang as meaning "dumb". le grand Charles: This was used in political caricatures, referring to the tall height of de Gaulle (196 cm, 6'5"). Although used by caricaturists, there is often a friendly feeling to it, and it was used as the title for a 2006 TV-drama of his life. Nowadays, this phrase can ...
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...
Classes were offered in "la langue verte", the colourful argot spoken by Apache gangsters. The play Gigolette (slang for young prostitute) was based on the story of a love triangle between prostitute Amelie-Elie and members of the Apache gang. At least two film versions followed decades later.
These include: the convents des Blancs-Manteaux, de Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie and des Carmes-Billettes, as well as the church of Sainte-Catherine-du-Val-des-Écoliers . During the mid-13th century, Charles I of Anjou , King of Naples and Sicily, and brother of King Louis IX of France built his residence near the current n°7 rue de ...