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à la short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1]à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu". In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes from the menu rather than a fixed-price meal.
disabill [French 'dishabile']: Sloppy or run-down. [5] dou-dou [French 'doux']: Darling or Sweetheart. A term of endearment. [4] djoukoutou [French 'jusqu'à vous']: "Even someone as unimportant as you," used derisively. e.g., "Djoukoutou Freddy and all going to that party." [4] flambo [French 'flambeau']: A blazing torch made with wood, fabric ...
This article is about the phrase. For the film, see Terms of Endearment. For other uses, see Terms of Endearment (disambiguation). A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection. Terms of endearment are used for a variety of reasons, such as parents addressing their children and lovers ...
French girl names: 100 French baby names for girls, and their meanings. ... Coco — Term of endearment. Nathalie — Born on Christmas Day. Celeste — Heavenly. Nicole — Victorious person.
The word "stationnement" is the French word, but in France they replace many words by the English equivalent when it is shorter. frasil fragile ice glace fragile huard (huart) loon Plongeon Huard: A type of bird typically found in lakes and ponds. In Canada, this bird is found on one dollar coins and is alternatively used to designate one ...
Poilu (/ ˈ p w ɑː l uː /; French:) [1] is an informal term for a late 18th century–early 20th century French infantryman, meaning, literally, the hairy one. It is still widely used as a term of endearment for the French infantry of World War I.
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. The use of diminutives is quite different between the dialects. The Alemannic dialects for example use the diminutive very often.
Affection is often compared with passion, [6] stemming from the Greek word pathos. Consequently, references to affection are found in the works of philosophers such as René Descartes , [ 7 ] Baruch Spinoza , [ 8 ] and early British ethicists.