Daily Archives: 13 August 2011

Avant, devant

Posted on 13 August 2011 by Tournesol

Avant, devant : before, in front of/arrière, derrière : backwards, behind I used to confuse these words. Reading one day: ‘elle a jeté ses cheveux en arrière’ I (wrongly) thought: well, derrière is backwards so arrière must be forwards. She threw her … Continue reading →

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“Les yeux” vv. 2 and 3

Posted on 13 August 2011 by Tournesol

Sully-Prudhomme: “Les yeux”: verses 2 and 3: Les nuits plus douces que les jours,/Ont enchanté des yeux sans nombre;/Les étoiles brillent toujours,/Et les yeux se sont remplis d’ombre: Nights more balmy than days,/Have delighted countless eyes;/The stars shine on,/And the … Continue reading →

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A spider monkey

Posted on 13 August 2011 by Tournesol

Two words and a phrase I learnt today: Une atèle: a spider monkey/un atoca: a cranberry/une haie d’aubépines: a hawthorn hedge.

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