Les Bons Mots: How to Amaze Tout Le Monde with Everyday FrenchHenry Holt and Company, 2013 M09 17 - 336 páginas Les Bons Mots will help you add the piece de resistance to any conversation. |
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... sa chacune (ah shah—KoeN sah shah—KUN) don 't despair, there '5 someone out there for everybody An English proverb dating back to the seventeenth century tells us “everyJack has his Jill," meaning that every man will eventually.
... someone gives you a gift, you know it ain't nice to ask the donor how much the gift is worth. a coeur ouvert (ah kuhr oo-VAIR) unreservedly Also translated as “without holding anything back" and, literally, “with open heart." We are ...
... someone Wildly The noun frénésie translates literally as “frenzy,” besides which desperate love is a close second, and passionate love comes in a distant third. a l'abandon (ah lah-bahn-DAWN) in disorder Literally, “in abandonment ...
... someone.” What greater boon than to accomplish this generous function for a deserving person! a point (ah pwan) in time This is just one of the English expressions used to translate this useful phrase, which translates literally as “to ...
... someone at death 's door More literally, “aid someone in his last moments.” Note that the verb assister here is used transitively and is translated as “aid” or “assist.” When assister is used intransitively, it means “be present at ...