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LaRue is a French topographic name for someone who lived beside a road, track, or pathway, Old French rue (Latin ruga ‘crease’, ‘fold’), with the definite article la. [1] It literally means "the street" in French. [2] It is a surname and sometime a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Ruta graveolens, commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of the genus Ruta grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula . It is grown throughout the world in gardens , especially for its bluish leaves, and sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions.
In France, Rue de l'Église is the most used street name before Place de l'Église (Church Place) and Grande Rue. La Poste lists nearly 8,000: 20% of French communes have a route named in this way. Streets with the name in France include: Rue de l'Église, Colmar Rue de l'Église, Épinay-sur-Seine Rue de l'Église, Montreuil
In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...
The term ruse de guerre is given legal meaning within the rules of war. Good faith is required, but at least 17 different types of ruse , including ambushes , false radio messages, the use of spies and the use of dummy guns, are considered legitimate as long as they do not involve treachery or perfidy .
The Rue de Rivoli (French pronunciation: [ʁy də ʁivɔli]; English: "Rivoli Street") is a street in central Paris, France. It is a commercial street whose shops include leading fashionable brands. [citation needed] It bears the name of Napoleon's early victory against the Austrian army, at the Battle of Rivoli, fought on 14–15 January 1797.
Ruta or the rue genus—whose species' common names oft include "rue" Rutaceae or the rue family; Asplenium ruta-muraria or wall rue, a fern; Galega officinalis or goat's-rue, an edible legume; Peganum harmala, Syrian, African or wild rue; Tephrosia virginiana, also "goat's rue", a subshrub native to North America
The Rive Gauche (French pronunciation: [ʁiv ɡoʃ]; Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, whereas the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right.