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La petite mort (French pronunciation: [la pətit mɔʁ]; lit. ' the little death ') is an expression that refers to a brief loss or weakening of consciousness, and in modern usage refers specifically to a post-orgasm sensation as likened to death. [1] The first attested use of the expression in English was in 1572 with the meaning of "fainting ...
The Martyrs of Compiègne were the 16 members of the Carmel of Compiègne, France: 11 Discalced Carmelite nuns, three lay sisters, and two externs (or tertiaries).They were executed by the guillotine towards the end of the Reign of Terror, at what is now the Place de la Nation in Paris on 17 July 1794, and are venerated as martyr saints of the Catholic Church.
Death in a French Garden (French: Péril en la demeure) is a 1985 French drama film directed by Michel Deville. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival . [ 1 ]
The total of death sentences in Paris in July was more than double the number in June, [74] with two new mass graves dug at Picpus Cemetery by mid-July. [ 75 ] [ 76 ] There was widespread agreement among deputies that their parliamentary immunity , in place since 1 April 1793, had become perilous. [ 77 ]
La Mort aux Juifs (French pronunciation: [la mɔʁ o ʒɥif]) was a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the French commune of Courtemaux in the Loiret department in north-central France. Its name has been translated as "Death to Jews" [1] [2] or "The death of the Jews". [3]
The Death of Marat (French: La Mort de Marat or Marat Assassiné) is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist's friend and murdered French revolutionary leader, Jean-Paul Marat. [1]
As is the case in many Romance languages (including French, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian), the Spanish word for death, muerte, is a feminine noun.As such, it is common in Spanish-speaking cultures to personify death as a female figure.
French 16th-/17th-century ivory pendant, Monk and Death, recalling mortality and the certainty of death (Walters Art Museum) [citation needed] While "brain death" is viewed as problematic by some scholars, there are proponents of it [who?] that believe this definition of death is the most reasonable for distinguishing life from death. The ...