Daily Archives: 11 May 2012

‘Nos parents’ par Simon Parke

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Tournesol

Stav and his parents: Note: ‘un parent’ in French can be a relation as well as a parent. And when Stav talks of his parents, it’s with respect, certainly, but also with distance – as one who finds himself unable … Continue reading →

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Se casser la figure

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Tournesol

Jean-Pierre last week emailed his English friends to say: “Marguerite (sa femme – his wife) est tombé dans l’escalier et elle s’est ‘casser la figure’”. We could see that ‘tomber dans l’escalier’ meant to fall down the stairs. But when … Continue reading →

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