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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    lit. "jumped", from the past participle of the verb sauter (to jump), which can be used as an adjective or a noun; quickly fried in a small amount of oil, stir-fried. ex: sauté of veau. savant lit. "knowing": a wise or learned person; in English, one exceptionally gifted in a narrow skill. savoir-faire

  3. Dictionnaire de l'Académie française - Wikipedia

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    The IETF language tags have registered fr-1694acad for Early Modern French, "17th century French, as catalogued in the "Dictionnaire de l'académie françoise", 4eme ed. 1694; frequently includes elements of Middle French, as this is a transitional period". [5]

  4. EscaPADE - Wikipedia

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    Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) is a planned spacecraft mission to Mars consisting of two spacecraft known as Blue and Gold. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] The mission, once expected to launch in October 2024, is part of NASA 's SIMPLEx program.

  5. French grammar - Wikipedia

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    Nouns that end in -s, -x or -z in the singular are left unchanged in the plural in both pronunciation and spelling (cf. croix > croix 'crosses', both pronounced [kʁwa]). Liaison between a plural noun and a following adjective is one case where the plural ending -s or -x may be pronounced: des fenêtres ouvertes [dɛ fənɛtʁəz‿uvɛʁt ...

  6. Escapism - Wikipedia

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    Freud considers a quota of escapist fantasy a necessary element in the life of humans: "[T]hey cannot subsist on the scanty satisfaction they can extort from reality. 'We simply cannot do without auxiliary constructions', Theodor Fontane once said, [16] "His followers saw rest and wish fulfilment (in small measures) as useful tools in adjusting to traumatic upset"; [17] while later ...

  7. Escapade (1957 film) - Wikipedia

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    Escapade is a 1957 French adventure film directed by Ralph Habib and starring Louis Jourdan, Dany Carrel, and Roger Hanin. Premise

  8. Beneteau Escapade - Wikipedia

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    The Escapade is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim.It has a cutter rig with a bowsprit, with one set of unswept spreaders and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging.

  9. List of glossing abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Exceptions include proper nouns, which typically are not translated, and kinship terms, which may be too complex to translate. Proper nouns/names may simply be repeated in the gloss, or may be replaced with a placeholder such as "(name. F)" or "PN(F)" (for a female name). For kinship glosses, see the dedicated section below for a list of ...