Saturday, January 23, 2010

pretty much fluent

Venez-vous ici souvent?

Do you come here often?


dernier cri

the latest fashion; literally "latest scream"


diablerie

witchcraft, deviltry, or, more figuratively, "wickedness"


emience grise

"grey eminence" : a publicity-shy person with little formal power but great influence over those in authority


esprit de l'escalier

"wit of the stairs" : a concise, clever statement you don't think of until too late. e.g. on the stairs leaving the scene


zut alors!

"Damn it!" or the British expression "Blimey!", a general exclamation. Just plain zut is also in use — often repeated for effect, for example, zut, zut et zut!


decollete

a woman's garment with a low-cut neckline that exposes cleavage, or a situation in which a woman's chest or cleavage is exposed


Je crois toi

I trust You


Mmmm! Pretty illustrated music video...


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