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Merci is a French word meaning "thank you". Merci may refer to: in music. Merci (Alpha Blondy album), 2002; Merci (Florent Pagny album), 1990; Merci (Magma album), 1984; in other contexts. Merci (candy), a brand of chocolate manufactured by August Storck KG; MERCI Retriever, a medical device used for treating ischemic strokes
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
The Seven Works of Mercy, by Frans II Francken, 1605.. Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces "price paid, wages", from Latin merc-, merxi "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social, and legal contexts.
merci (logo) Merci (French for "thank you") is a brand of chocolate candy manufactured by the German company August Storck. [1] [2] Merci is manufactured as bars of different kinds of chocolate with different fillings, such as plain milk chocolate, coffee and cream, hazelnut-almond, hazelnut crème, marzipan, praline-cream, dark cream, and dark mousse. [1]
"Mercy" is a song written and performed by French duo Madame Monsieur made up of Émilie Satt and Jean-Karl Lucas. The song was released as a digital download on 20 January 2018 through Low Wood and Play Two as the lead single from Madame Monsieur's second studio album Vu d'ici (2018).
"Merci, Chérie" (French pronunciation: [mɛʁsi ʃeʁi]; "Thank you, darling") is a song composed and recorded by Austrian singer Udo Jürgens with lyrics by himself and Thomas Hörbiger. It represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 , held in Luxembourg , resulting in the country's first ever win at the contest.
Examples of verlan in cultural mainstream include the 1984 comedy Les Ripoux (My New Partner) (ripou is verlan for pourri, or rotten, and refers to a corrupt policeman); and the 1977 hit "Laisse béton" by singer Renaud (béton is verlan for tomber and the phrase means "drop it"). Verlan is popular as a form of expression in French hip-hop. [8]
The French Gratitude Train (French: Train de la Reconnaissance française), commonly referred to as the Merci Train, were 49 World War I era "forty and eight" boxcars gifted to the United States by France in response to the 1947 U.S. Friendship Train. It arrived in Weehawken, New Jersey on February 2, 1949.