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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    In French, les objets trouvés, short for le bureau des objets trouvés, means the lost-and-found, the lost property. outré out of the ordinary, unusual. In French, it means outraged (for a person) or exaggerated, extravagant, overdone (for a thing, esp. a praise, an actor's style of acting, etc.); in that second meaning, belongs to "literary ...

  3. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    Apple River (corruption of the French Rivière Pomme de Terre des Cygnes, which in turn is a translation from the Ojibwe Waabiziipinikaani-ziibi, "River abundant with swan potatoes") Argonne (from the Forest of Argonne in France) Ballou; Belle Plaine ("beautiful plain") Bellevue ("beautiful view") Benoit; Bois Brule River ("burnt wood")

  4. Voyelles - Wikipedia

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    A, noir corset velu des mouches éclatantes Qui bombillent autour des puanteurs cruelles, Golfes d’ombre : E, candeur des vapeurs et des tentes, Lance des glaciers fiers, rois blancs, frissons d’ombelles ; I, pourpres, sang craché, rire des lèvres belles Dans la colère ou les ivresses pénitentes ; U, cycles, vibrements divins des mers ...

  5. Pure laine - Wikipedia

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    Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer who established the earliest French settlements in what is now Quebec.. The French term pure laine (lit. ' pure wool ' or ' genuine ', often translated as 'old stock' or 'dyed-in-the-wool'), refers to Québécois people of full French Canadian ancestry, meaning those descended from the original settlers of New France who arrived during the 17th and ...

  6. Précieuses - Wikipedia

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    The Précieuses (French: la préciosité, French pronunciation: [la pʁesjɔzite], i.e. "preciousness") was a 17th-century French literary style and movement.The main features of this style are the refined language of aristocratic salons, periphrases, hyperbole, and puns on the theme of gallant love.

  7. Top 5 Most Expensive States for Car Insurance Rates - AOL

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    Michigan, New Jersey, and New York have the highest car insurance rates in the U.S. Read on to learn more, and get tips to lower your rates.

  8. Carthusians - Wikipedia

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    Painting in the Charterhouse of Nuestra Señora de las Cuevas in Seville by Francisco de Zurbarán. The scene depicts Hugh of Grenoble with his brothers in the refectory . Before the Council of Trent in the 16th century, the Catholic Church in Western Europe had a wide variety of rituals for the celebration of Mass.

  9. 51 'Mr. Everymans' were found guilty of rape. How Gisele ...

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    The French rape trial that shocked the world and sparked widespread calls for justice for women rape victims ended on Thursday with the conviction of 51 men for raping and attempting to rape ...