French-English “Dictionary”
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á bas les aristos: Atristos to the back! A la lanterne les aristos! Let’s string the aristocrats on the lampposts á propos: a timely remark; by the way aristo: aristocrat au revoir: good-bye banal: dull; boring billet doux: a love letter or a note bon mot: good word bonhomie: good-naturedness bourgeoisie: middle class citizen whose wealth comes from education or employment chapeau-bras: hat under the arms chat gris: grey cat chérie: my love; my darling ci-devant: French nobility from before the ancient regime citoyen: citizen (male) citoyenne: citizen (female) conge: holiday contredanse: type of folk dance coterie: exclusive group of (fashionable) friends with a common interest coup: violent overthrow of the government cravat: tie curé: cleared début beginning dîner de françailles: engagement émigrés emmigrant en avant: ahead; in front fêtes: celebration Hé! La mere! Hey! Mother! incroyable: unbelieveable Je m’ennuie, mon ami: I’m bored, my friend. jeunesse dorré: arrogant (golden) youth liberté-egalité-fraternité: liberty-equality-brotherhood M. monsieur Mme. madame Monsigneur: “my lord” member of clergy morbleu: corruption of mort de Dieu mot d’ordre: call to action Pardieu: by Jove! (old-fashioned; Jove is Zeus; by the gods!) père: father plebeian: someone in the middle or lower class recherché: to look for something again rue street sacré tonnerre: sacred thunder (old-fashioned) sacrés Anglais: sacred English sacrés aristos: sacred aristocrats sacrrrée soutane: sacred robe of the clergy sang-froid: cool; calm serviette: towel; napkin sobriquet: nickname soirée de contrat: becoming engaged or betrothed soupcon: suspicion tête-á-tête: head to head tricotteeuses: hags (ordered by the State) who sit and jeer at the condemned as they knit tumbils: cart vis-á-vis: face to face voilà: there! voyons: let’s go see Download 7.61 Kb. Share with your friends:
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