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In Europe the French say (se) branler: crier: to obtain In Europe, to cry. See also pogner: déguidine! stop procrastinating, get on with it, hurry up Note that the second "d" is pronounced "dz". See also déniaise!, envoye!, enweye!, awaye! écœurant: wonderful (used ironically)
The French word bichon comes from Middle French bichon ('small dog'), a diminutive of Old French biche ('female dog', cognate with English bitch), from Old English bicce, and related to other Germanic words with the same meaning, including Old Norse bikkja, and German Betze.
In the 1970s, French breeders attempted to revive the breed. [10] In France, there were 307 Barbets registered between 1975 and 2001. [ 5 ] Due to cross-breeding with the Standard Poodle and other breeds, the modern Barbet is notably taller than the historical breed.
The Pyrenean Mountain Dog or Chien de Montagne des Pyrénées is a French breed of livestock guardian dog; in France it is commonly called the Patou.It originates from the eastern or French side of the Pyrenees Mountains that separate France and Spain and is recognised as a separate breed from the Mastín del Pirineo or Pyrenean Mastiff from the Spanish side of the mountains, to which it is ...
German features words such as "Häuschen" for "small house", "Würstchen" for "small sausage" and "Hündchen" for "small dog". Diminutives are more frequently used than in English. Some words only exist in the diminutive form, e.g. "Kaninchen" ("rabbit") derived from Old French word conin, which in turn is from the Latin diminutive cuniculus ...
French uses both the active voice and the passive voice. The active voice is unmarked while the passive voice is formed by using a form of verb être ("to be") and the past participle. Example of the active voice: " Elle aime le chien." She loves the dog. " Marc a conduit la voiture." Marc drove the car. Example of the passive voice:
The SCC was founded in 1881, to sponsor dog shows in France as The Kennel Club was doing in England. In 1885, the Book of French Origin (Livre des origines français, L.O.F.) for the preservation of native dog breeds was begun through the SCC. In 1957, the French Ministry of Agriculture recognised the L.O.F. with other animal records, and it ...
Phalène. The Phalène is an intelligent dog. They learn new tricks easily. They are sociable with the family but reserved around new people. They need to be socialized to get along well with other pets or they can be distrustful and exhibit aggressive tendencies toward other dogs and people.