Daily Archives: 24 August 2011

A sly dig

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Tournesol

Dimanche  : La phrase de la semaine, comme souvent, est d’Angelo Rinaldi  : “Avec un roman fait-on autre chose que de passer de l’anonymat à l’oubli  ?”  Frédéric Beigbeder Sunday: The saying of the week, as is often the case, … Continue reading →

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A budding singer

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Tournesol

‘Un chanteur/une chanteuse en herbe‘ translates literally as: ‘A male singer/a female singer in grass.’ But we would say, more aptly, of course: ‘a budding singer.’

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