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Quebec French profanities, [1] known as sacres (singular: sacre; from the verb sacrer, "to consecrate"), are words and expressions related to Catholicism and its liturgy that are used as strong profanities in Quebec French (the main variety of Canadian French), Acadian French (spoken in Maritime Provinces, east of Quebec, a portion of Aroostook ...
Fortune favours the bold is the translation of a Latin proverb, which exists in several forms with slightly different wording but effectively identical meaning, such as: audentes Fortuna iuvat [1] audentes Fortuna adiuvat; Fortuna audaces iuvat; audentis Fortuna iuvat; This last form is used by Turnus, an antagonist in the Aeneid by Virgil. [2]
a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [35] louche
Sacrebleu or sacre bleu is a French expression used as a cry of surprise, irritation or displeasure. It is a minced oath form of the profane sacré Dieu (holy God), which, by some religions, is considered profane, due to one of the Ten Commandments in the Bible, which reads "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain."
Joie de vivre (/ ˌ ʒ w ɑː d ə ˈ v iː v (r ə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV (-rə), French: [ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness. It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do…
Kim Kardashian is firing back at critics of her daughter North West's performance in a "Lion King" concert, saying she "did such a great job."
French colonists ate horned larks, which they considered a game bird. "Alouette" has become a symbol of French Canada for the world, an unofficial national song. [3] Today, the song is used to teach French and English-speaking children in Canada, and others learning French around the world, the names of body parts.
The fire is more than 84% contained as of Sunday. It has so far burned more than 23,440 acres and flare-ups have continued to spark nearly three weeks later.