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Radiatori somewhat resemble fusilli in shape, but are generally shorter and thicker with a ruffled edge, circling the pasta. [4] They are modelled after an old industrial heating fixture, [1] [better source needed] having a straight "pipe" with concentric, parallel fins. Their design creates hollows to trap sauce.
In many French-speaking countries, Jean is a male name derived from the Old French Jehan (or Jahan). The female equivalent is Jeanne ( French: [ʒan] ) and derives from the Old French Jehanne . Both names derive from the Latin name Johannes , itself from the Koine Greek name Ioannes (Ιωαννης), the name used for various New Testament ...
French statesman Charles de Gaulle's surname may not be a traditional French name with a toponymic particule, but a Flemish Dutch name that evolved from a form of De Walle meaning "the wall". In the case of nobility, titles are mostly of the form [title] [ particle ] [name of the land]: for instance, Louis, duc d'Orléans ("Louis, duke of ...
100 French baby girl names. Here are 100 French names and their interpreted meanings. Pick one for your petite fille! Vivienne — Alive. Simone — To listen. Belle — Beauty. Henriette ...
French immigrants to the United States (both those of Huguenot and French-Canadian background) often accommodated those unfamiliar with French pronunciations and spellings by altering their surnames (or encounter having them altered) in either of two ways: spellings were changed to fit the traditional pronunciation (Pariseau became Parizo ...
The expression literally means "before the letter", i.e., "before it had a name". The French modern form of this expression is avant l'heure. avoirdupois used in Middle English, avoir de pois = commodities sold by weight, alteration of Old French aveir de peis = "goods of weight"
Many originally French place names, possibly hundreds, in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant (e.g. "La Petite Roche" became Little Rock; "Baie Verte" became Green Bay; "Grandes Fourches" became Grand Forks).
François Rabbath (born 1931), French double-bass player and composer; François Rabelais (died 1553), French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanist; François-Xavier Roth (born 1971), French conductor; François Rozenthal (born 1975), French ice hockey player; François Ruffin (born 1975), French journalist, filmmaker, author and politician