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Quebec French profanities, [1] known as sacres (singular: sacre; French: sacrer, "to consecrate"), are words and expressions related to Catholicism and its liturgy that are used as strong profanities in Quebec French (the main variety of Canadian French) and in Acadian French (spoken in Maritime Provinces, east of Quebec, and a portion of ...
The word sycophant entered the English and French languages in the mid-16th century, and originally had the same meaning in English and French (sycophante) as in Greek, a false accuser. Today, in Greek and French it retains the original meaning. [11] The meaning in English has changed over time, however, and came to mean an insincere flatterer.
Cour in Quebec is a backyard (jardin in French), whereas in France cour has dropped this meaning and primarily means a courtyard (as well as other meanings like court). However, in some areas of France, such as in the mining regions of northern France, cour still means backyard.
Monday, March 4: Toadie continues to feel shut out. He fears that Terese is more interested in Paul than discussing their own issues.
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Along with related toadfish species, the smooth toadfish is known in Australia as a "toadie". [13] Gaguni is a Tharawal name for toadfish in the Sydney region, [ 14 ] the word recorded by William Dawes as ca-gone in his 1791 diaries of the Sydney language.
Toadie may refer to: Toadfish Rebecchi, a long-running character in the Australian soap opera, Neighbours; In Australian usage, the smooth toadfish, common toadfish, and related fish species; Toadwart, a cartoon character from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears; Toadies, an alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas
Whereas European varieties of French use the verbs monter and descendre for "to get in" and "to get out" of a vehicle (lit. "to mount" and "to dismount", as one does with a horse or a carriage), the Québécois variety in its informal register tends to use embarquer and débarquer, a result of Quebec's navigational heritage. [citation needed]