French phrases with transcription. Basic phrases and words in French for tourists
Any study of a foreign language helps in development, career and can significantly strengthen your social status. This is an excellent brain training that allows you to maintain a sound mind and memory at any age. French is considered rich and analytical language, structuring thought and developing a critical mind, during negotiations and discussions, the basic phrases in French will serve you well.
Do they need to know
Knowing everyday phrases is necessary not only for tourists: French is an insanely beautiful, melodic and inspiring language. People, who know history, cannot remain indifferent to France and its heroes, in an effort to join its culture, many feel the desire to learn the language of its people. Hence the mass enthusiasm for this language of lovers and poets, which was spoken by Maupassant, Voltaire and, of course, Dumas.
French is in the top six official languages United Nations, it is spoken in 33 countries around the world (including Haiti and some African countries). Already long time knowledge of French is considered good tone, is the language of diplomats and just educated and cultured people. The main phrases in this language are heard at international symposiums and scientific congresses.
Where useful
If you wish to work in France, knowledge of the language will be essential. Many large French corporations also work in Russia, if you start a career in them, then knowledge French phrases at the initial level, it will help an employee of Renault or Bonduelle, Peugeot, as well as the cosmetic leader L Oreal.
Many decide to come to France for permanent residence, and knowledge of French in this case is necessary as air. Due to insufficient language proficiency, misunderstandings may arise, new acquaintances and expansion of the circle of communication are impossible, even conflict situations. This interferes with the well-being of those who wish to arrange their lives in France. English in this country is at a low esteem, so knowledge of French is required, at least at a minimum level. The French are a very proud nation, and from everyone who comes here to live, they demand respect for the language and culture. Ignorance of everyday simple phrases can hurt the local people to the core.
Another passionate dream of many of our compatriots is to receive higher education in France. This country offers many options for studying, including budgetary basis. And again - where without language? As soon as there are difficulties with the translation in the exam, you may be denied admission to the university. Some French universities accept applicants without exams, only based on the results of an interview in French. That is why it is so important to know the language if you want to study in the country.
In French universities, as a rule, they enter a year before the start school year, that is, the preparatory process can take quite long time, there is an opportunity to learn French well, and the earlier you start your studies, the better you will show the result in the entrance tests.
Table
General
| In Russian | In French | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Oui | Wee |
| Not | Non | Non |
| Please (reply to thank you) | Je vous en prie | Zhe vuzan at |
| Thanks | Merci | merci |
| Please (please) | S'il vous plaît | Sil wu play |
| Sorry | Pardon | Sorry |
| Hello | Bonjour | Bonjour |
| Goodbye | Au revoir | Oh revoir |
| Till | A bientot | A biento |
| Do you speak Russian? | Parlez-vous………russe ? | Parle-woo………rus? |
| …in English? | …anglais? | …angla? |
| …in French? | …francais? | ... français? |
| I do not speak French. | Je ne parle pas……francais. | Zhe no parl pa ...... français |
| I don't understand | Je ne comprends pas | Zhe ne compran pa |
| Sir, Mrs... | Monsieur, madam... | Monsieur, madam... |
| Help me please. | Aidez-moi, s'il vous plaît. | Ede-mua, sil wu ple |
| I need… | J'ai besoin de... | Je byouen do |
| Slower please | Plus lentement, s'il vous plaît | Plus lyantman, sil wu ple |
| I'm from Russia | Je viens de Russie | Jeu vien do ryusi |
| We are from Russia | Nous venons de Russie | Well venon de Rucy |
| Where are the toilets? | Où sont les toilettes? | Do sleep le toilet? |
Transport
| In Russian | In French | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is…? | Où se trouve… ? | Do you have trouble...? |
| Hotel | L'hotel | Löthel |
| Restaurant | Le restaurant | Le restaurant |
| Score | Le store | Le shop |
| Museum | Le museum | Le Musée |
| The street | la rue | la rue |
| Square | La place | la dance |
| The airport | L'aeroport | Laeropore |
| railway station | La gare | la garde |
| Bus station | La gare routiere | la gare routier |
| Bus | Le bus | Le bus |
| Tram | Letram | Le Tram |
| A train | Le train | Le train |
| Stop | L'arret | Lyare |
| A train | Le train | Le train |
| Airplane | L'avion | lavion |
| Underground | Le metro | Le metro |
| Taxi | Le taxi | Le taxi |
| Automobile | La voiture | la voiture |
| Departure | Le department | Leu depar |
| Arrival | l'arrivee | Lyarive |
| Left | A gauche | A gosh |
| Right | A droite | A druat |
| Straight | tout droit | Tou drua |
| Ticket | Le billet | Le biye |
| In Russian | In French | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| How much is it? | Combien ça coûte? | Combi sa cut? |
| I would like to buy/order... | Je voudrais acheter / commander… | Zhe woodre ashte / commande ... |
| You have…? | Avez vous…? | Ave woo? |
| Open | Ouvert | Uver |
| Closed | Ferme | farm |
| Do you accept credit cards? | Acceptez-vous les cartes de credit? | Accept wu le card to credit? |
| I take it | Je le prends | Zhe le pran |
| Breakfast | Le petit dejeuner | Le bird dejeune |
| Dinner | Le dejeuner | Le dejeune |
| Dinner | Le doner | Le diné |
| The check, please | L'addition, s'il vous plaît | Ladison, sil wu play |
| Bread | Du pain | du pen |
| Coffee | du café | du cafe |
| Tea | Du the | du te |
| Wine | Duvin | du vin |
| Beer | De la biere | Do la bière |
| The juice | du jus | du ju |
| Water | De l'eau | Do le |
| Salt | Du sel | du sel |
| Pepper | du poivre | du poivre |
| Meat | De la viande | do la viande |
| Beef | du boeuf | Duboeuf |
| Pork | Duporc | du port |
| Bird | De la volaille | Do la volai |
| Fish | du poisson | du poisson |
| Vegetables | Des legumes | De legum |
| Fruits | Des fruits | De frui |
| Ice cream | Une glace | Yun glyas |
There are more than 2,000 French words in the Russian language, which we use almost every day, without even knowing about their ideologically wrong roots. And, if we gave the Fifth Republic at least one word - "Bistro" (thanks to the Cossacks who reached Montmartre in 1814 and drank all the champagne there: "Bring it quickly! Whom did I say? Quickly, your mother!"), they took a lot more. The reason for this, most likely, is the incredible popularity of French in XVIII-XIX centuries. Even the guardian for the purity of the Russian language, the Dane Vladimir Dal, did not save. With an attache, lampshades and a scarf (cache-nez, by the way - to hide your nose) - everything is clear, but did you know, for example, that the words "turn" and "fairy" are also French?
On duty - from de jour: assigned to some day. For example, the classic French, seen by tourists in many cafes and bistros plat de jour - “dish of the day”, has turned into an “ordinary dish” with us.
Steering wheel, steer - from rouler: ride, rotate. There is nothing to explain here. Roll, yes, from here.
Nightmare - cauchemar: comes from two words - the old French chaucher - "to crush" and the Flemish mare - "ghost". Here is such a “ghost that comes at night, which loves to gently lean against the sleeping ones.”
Jalousie - from jalouse (jalousie): envy, jealousy. The Russians never got along with this word. Most stubbornly emphasize "a" instead of "and". The etymology of the word is quite simple: so that the neighbors do not envy, the French simply lowered the blinds. Such subtleties of mental organization were not characteristic of the broad Russian character, so we simply built a fence higher and stronger.
Blowjob - minette: kitty. Well, how could it be without him! The French have a stable expression “make a cat”, but it means exactly the opposite than in Russian - literally “make cunnilingus”. One could assume that the word came from minet - a kitten m.r., but it would only sound like “mine”, although who knows how our ancestors read it.
Coat - paletot: almost no longer used in France, the definition of outerwear for men: warm, wide, with a collar or hood. Anachronism, so to speak.
Tuzhurka - from toujour: always. Just everyday, "always" clothes.
Kartuz - from cartouche: literally "cartridge". Actually, in the meaning of “a bag of gunpowder”, this word appeared in Russia in 1696, but “turned” into a headdress only in the 19th century in a way completely unknown to science.
Galoshes - galoche: shoes with wooden soles. The most unloved word of V. Dahl. He suggested calling them "wet shoes", but it did not take root, did not take root. Although, here, in St. Petersburg, probably not without the efforts of the same Dahl, the French word curb is stubbornly called "curb" - although even this word has Dutch roots. But we are not talking about that now. By the way, galoche has another meaning in French: a passionate kiss. Think what you want.
Frock coat - from surtout: on top of everything. Oh, don't ask, we don't know and don't wear. But yes, once the frock coat was really outerwear.
Hat - from chapeau: derived from the old French chape - cap.
Panama - panama: no need to explain. But what is surprising is that Paris is often called Paname, although local residents in such headdresses was not seen on the streets.
Masterpiece - from chef d'œuvre: a master of his craft.
Chauffeur - chauffeur: originally a stoker, stoker. The one who throws firewood. But that was a long time ago, before the advent of internal combustion engines. And by the way…
Podshofe - from the same word chauffer: warm, warm up. It took root in Russia, thanks to the French tutors, who were not averse to slapping a glass or two. The preposition "under" is purely Russian, often used to denote a state: under a degree, under a hop. Or ... "warmed up", if you want. And, continuing the theme of alcohol ...
Kiryat, nakiryatsya - from kir: an aperitif of white wine and sweet low-grade berry syrup, most often currant, blackberry or peach. They, out of habit, can really quickly “snack”, especially if they are not limited to one or two glasses, but according to the old Russian tradition, they start to abuse it as expected.
adventure - adventure: adventure. In French, it does not have that negative connotation that the word has acquired in Russian, as, in fact, ...
Scam - from à faire: (to) do, do. In general, just do something useful. Not what you thought.
Wall up - from mur: wall. That is, in literally"plug into the wall" catchphrase"Immured, demons!" could hardly have existed during the time of Ivan the Terrible, but to appear in the 17th century, thanks to Peter the Great - quite like the word ...
Work - from raboter: to finish, grind, plan, engage in, in short, manual labor. What is strange, until the 17th century, such a word was not really used in Russian texts. Do not forget that it was during the time of Peter the Great that many architects, engineers and artisans from the countries of Western Europe. What can I say, St. Petersburg was conceived exactly according to the Parisian model. They designed, the Russians "worked". We must also not forget that many talented and handy guys, on the orders of the same Peter, went to study the craft in other countries and could well “capture” the word with them to their homeland.
Dozen - douzaine: well, twelve, as it is.
Equivoki - from equivoque: ambiguous. No, really, you couldn't seriously think what strange word appeared in Russian just like that, from nothing to do?
Barrack - baraque: a shack. From the common Romance word barrio - clay. And this is not an invention of the times of the New Economic Policy.
Throw out entrechat - from entrechat: borrowed from Latin, and means - to weave, braid, weave, cross. According to a serious academic dictionary, entrecha is a kind of leap in classical ballet dance, when the dancer's legs quickly cross in the air.
Zealous - from retif: skittish. It seems to be one of the oldest borrowed words from French. Probably back in the days of Yaroslavna.
Vinaigrette - vinaigrette: vinegar sauce, traditional salad dressing. It has nothing to do with our traditional dish of beets, sauerkraut and boiled potatoes. For the French, in general, such a combination of products seems almost fatal, just as they are not delighted with the traditional Russian borsche or, say, kvass (how can you drink this muck?).
Sausage is from saucisse, just like shrimp is from crevette. Well, about the broth, in general, it seems there is no point in talking. Meanwhile, bouillon - "decoction", comes from the word bolir - "boil". Yeah.
Soup - soupe: borrowing from French in the 18th century, derived from the Latin suppa - "a piece of bread dipped in gravy." About canned food? - from concerver - "to preserve". There is no point in talking about the word "sauce".
Cutlet - côtelette, which in turn is formed from côte - rib. The fact is that in Russia they are used to designating the word cutlet as a dish of minced meat, and the French designate a piece of meat on the bone, or rather pork (or lamb) on the ribs.
Tomato - from pomme d'or: Golden Apple. Why this phrase has taken root in Russia, history is silent. In France itself, tomatoes are called corny - tomatoes.
Compote - from componere: to fold, compose, compose, if you like. That is, to collect together a bunch of all sorts of fruits.
By the way, the phraseological unit is “not at ease”, a literal, but not too correct translation of the phrase ne pas etre dans son assiette. The fact is that assiette is not only a plate from which they eat, but the basis, the mood. So, in the original, this phrase meant "to be out of sorts, not in the mood."
Restaurant - restaurant: literally "restoring". There is a legend that in 1765 a certain Boulanger, the owner of a Parisian tavern, posted an inscription on the doors of his newly opened establishment: "Come to me, and I will restore your strength." The Boulanger tavern, where the food was tasty and relatively cheap, soon became a fashionable place. As is often the case with fashionable places, the institution received a special name from the regulars, understandable only to the initiated: “Tomorrow we will meet again at the Restorative!”. By the way, the first restaurant in Russia, Slavyansky Bazaar, was opened in 1872 and, unlike taverns, they ate more than banal booze.
Discourage - from courage: courage, courage. Courage in Russian also acquired a not entirely obvious meaning. Meanwhile, having acquired a prefix, a suffix and an ending, the word began to mean, in fact, what was meant: to deprive someone of confidence, courage, to lead into a state of confusion.
Shuffle - from toucher: touch, touch. Mmm ... I think, once upon a time, decent girls blushed and were embarrassed, shaded, so to speak, when especially arrogant young people grabbed their knees and other parts of the body.
Trick - truc: a thing, a contraption whose name they cannot remember. Well... it's... like him...
Routine - from route, routine: road, path, and routine derived from it: habit, habit. And you, often walking along the same path, from work to home and vice versa, have not set your teeth on edge? Maybe quit everything and start downshifting ( English word- now not about him)?
Keychain - breloque: pendant on a watch chain.
Furniture - meuble: literally, what moves can be moved, moved to another place, as opposed to immeuble - real estate. Once again, thanks to Peter the Great for the opportunity not to indicate what kind of household items are in your property, for example, the same French ones: bureau, wardrobe, dressing table, wardrobe or stool.
All-in - from va banque: literally "the bank is coming." An expression used by card players when they suddenly suddenly began to “shove” sharply. Therefore, "go for broke" means to take risks, hoping that you can get a lot.
Klyauza - from clause: condition of the contract, article of the agreement. How did the slander acquire such negative value It's hard to say how and why...
District - rayon: ray. Became a place on the map, not a source of light.
Gauze - from marly: a thin fabric, after the name of the village of Marly, now - Marly-le-Roi (Marly-le-Roi), where it was first produced.
Debauche - débauche: debauchery, debauchery, revelry.
Galimatya - from galimatias: confusion, nonsense. Exist beautiful story that there was a certain lawyer who needed to defend in court a client named Mathieu, who had a rooster stolen. At that time, the meetings were conducted exclusively in Latin, the lawyer, like any Frenchman who speaks another language, delivered his speech indistinctly, confusedly, and managed to mix up the words in places. Instead of "gallus Matias" - Mathieu's rooster, he said "galli Matias" - that is, Mathieu of the rooster (Mathieu belonging to the rooster).
And a few stories that you probably know:
Chantrap - from chantera pas: literally - will not sing. They say that it was in the 18th century in the estate of Count Sheremetyev, famous for the creation of the first serf theater in Russia. Of course, future opera divas and the "dives" were recruited from the local Matren da Grishek. The procedure for the creation of future Praskovy Zhemchugovs took place in the following way: a French (rarely Italian) teacher gathered the peasants for an audition, and if a big Brown bear, confidently declared - Chantera pas!
Shval - from cheval: horse. Also according to legend, the retreating French troops, severely frostbitten by the harsh Russian winter and tortured by partisans (also, by the way, the French word), were very starving. Horse meat, which is still considered a delicacy in France, has become almost the only source of food. For Russians, who still had a memory of the Tatar-Mongols, eating horse meat was completely unacceptable, therefore, when they heard the French word cheval - a horse, they did not find anything smarter than assigning this name in a pejorative sense to its consumers.
Sharomyzhnik - from cher ami: dear friend. And again a story about the war of 1812. French deserters roamed the villages and villages, begging for at least a piece of food. Of course, they caved in completely, referring to the Russian natives only as "dear friend." Well, how else could the peasants christen the unfortunate half-frozen creature, dressed in the devil knows what? That's right - a shambler. By the way, the stable idiom "sherochka with a masher" also appeared from cher et ma cher.
But the word "puzzle" came from the reverse translation of the word brass knuckles (cassetete) - from casse: to break and tete - head. That is, literally.
These are just fifty words familiar to us from childhood. And how many there are - you can't even imagine! Only - shh! - do not tell the satirist-historian Zadornov, otherwise, you never know what he will come up with.
NB! words are read based on the rules of reading in French. Where there are exceptions, I have written the pronunciation ie.
- PRESTIDIGITATEUR(magician, illusionist).
- ABASOURDIR(stun, stun) - this verb is difficult to pronounce correctly even for francophones, since there is a tendency to say it through the sound “s”, but it is correct to pronounce it through the sound “z” (remember the rule: if “s” is located between two vowels, then it is voiced! ).
- CARROUSEL(carousel) - here the same rule as with the verb abasourdir. We say "carousel".
- AUTOCHTON(indigenous, native) - we pronounce “otokto” (nasal “o” at the end of the word)
- ANTICONSTITUTIONNELEMENT(anti-constitutional) is an adverb and it is the longest in French.
- EXANGUE(bloodless, pale, anaemic) - since this word begins with the prefix ex-, you want to pronounce it through the sound “z”. However, after the prefix comes the base sang (blood) and the letter "s" gives the sound "s". Therefore, it is correct to pronounce "eksang".
- ANANAS(pineapple) - I really want to pronounce “s” at the end out of habit. But in French, the letter "s" at the end of the word is not readable! We say "anana".
- GROIN(snout, mug, muzzle)
- SERRURERIE(plumbing, locksmith's shop) - in this word we encounter a fluent "e", which drops out during pronunciation. Of course it's hard to say "serrur'rie".
- ACCUEILLIR(receive, meet) - the combination of the letters i and two l in French gives the sound "th". For some, it is very difficult to pronounce this verb (“akoyir”).
- GABEGIE(confusion, confusion, disorder) - here we also meet with a fluent "e". Pronounce this word correctly gab’ gie».
- AUJOURD’ HUI(today)
- COQUELICOT(self-seed poppy)
- ENTENDRE(hear, listen, listen) - in this word there are two nasal sounds "a". If the indefinite form of this verb is not so difficult to pronounce, then difficulties may arise in conversation. For example: Tu m'entends? -Je ne t'entends pas!
- STATISTICIEN(statistician)
- MAGNAT(tycoon, bigwig) - of course we remember the rule that the combination of the letters "gn" gives the sound "n", but not in this case. Correctly pronounce mag— na»
- PUGNACE(pugnacious, combative, combat-ready) - the same tendency as in the previous word - everyone strives to follow the rule, but the sound “g” is pronounced clearly - “ pug— nass»
- OIGNON(bow, onion) - the tendency to pronounce "ouanion" (I myself suffer from this), because the rule "o" + "i" gives the sound "wa" sits firmly in my head. Meanwhile, in this word, historically, the letter "i" serves simply to soften the combination of the letters "gn", so you need to pronounce " onion».
- Ré BELLION(mutiny, uprising)
- GAGEURE(bet, pledge, challenge) – by general rule the combination of the letters "eu" is pronounced " œ ”, however, in this word, “e” serves to give the letter “g” the sound “g”, therefore it is unpronounceable. Pronounce this word correctly gajure through the sound "u".
- GENè SE(genesis, genesis, origin) - I want to pronounce this word "zhenez", but you should observe the spelling of this word and pronounce it correctly "zhenez".
- BOUILLOIRE(teapot, boiler) - too many vowels in a row "bouillard".
- QUINCAILLERIE(hardware, hardware) - a combination of nasal and ioted sounds.
- MILLE— FEUILLE(yarrow, also called the Napoleon cake) - you need to remember that in the word "mille" the sound "l" is pronounced, and in the word "feuille" the combination of the letters "ill" gives the sound "th". The correct pronunciation is "millefeuil".
- ENTHOUSIASME(inspiration, delight, enthusiasm) - very often this word is pronounced as “antousiazme” or as two sounds “z” are used in Russian - “antouziazme”, however, it is correct to say “antouziasme” (through the sound “s” at the end of the word).
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Gallicisms
Used in Russian French words called gallicisms, they have firmly entered the Russian-speaking conversation with a large number of words and derivatives from them, similar in meaning or, conversely, only in sound.
The pronunciation of French words differs from Slavic ones in the presence of throat and nasal sounds, for example, “an” and “on” are pronounced by passing the sound through the nasal cavity, and the sound “en” through the lower part of the front wall of the throat. Also, this language is characterized by an accent on the last syllable of the word and soft hissing sounds, as in the word "brochure" and "jelly". Another indicator of gallicism is the presence in the word of suffixes -azj, -ar, -izm (plume, massage, boudoir, monarchism). Already these subtleties make it clear how unique and diverse official language France.
Abundance of French words in Slavic languages
Few people realize that "metro", "baggage", "balance" and "politics" are primordially French words borrowed by other languages, beautiful "veil" and "nuance" too. According to some data, about two thousand gallicisms are used every day in the territory of the post-Soviet space. Clothing items (knickers, cuffs, vest, pleated, overalls), military themes (dugout, patrol, trench), trading (advance payment, credit, kiosk and mode) and, of course. the words accompanying beauty (manicure, cologne, boa, pince-nez) are all gallicisms.
Moreover, some words are consonant by ear, but have a distant or different meaning. For example:
- A frock coat is an item of men's wardrobe, and literally means "on top of everything."
- Buffet - for us it is a festive table, for the French it is just a fork.
- A dude is a dapper young man, and a dude in France is a dove.
- Solitaire - from the French "patience", in our country it is a card game.
- Meringue (a kind of fluffy cake) is a beautiful French word for a kiss.
- Vinaigrette (vegetable salad), vinaigrette is just French vinegar.
- Dessert - originally this word in France meant clearing the table, and much later - the last dish, after which they clean up.
Language of love
Tete-a-tete (one-on-one meeting), rendezvous (date), vis-a-vis (opposite) - these are also words from France. Amor (love) is a beautiful French word that has stirred the minds of lovers so many times. A stunning language of romance, tenderness and adoration, the melodic murmur of which will not leave any woman indifferent.
The classic “je tem” is used to denote strong, all-consuming love, and if “byan” is added to these words, then the meaning will already change: it will mean “I like you.”
Peak of popularity
French words in Russian first began to appear during the time of Peter the Great, and from the end of the eighteenth century they significantly moved native speech aside. French became the leading language of high society. All correspondence (especially love) was conducted exclusively in French, beautiful long tirades filled the banquet halls and negotiation rooms. At the court of Emperor Alexander the Third, it was considered shameful (bauvais ton - bad manners) not to know the language of the Franks, the stigma of ignorance was immediately hung on a person, so French teachers were in great demand.
The situation changed thanks to the novel in verse "Eugene Onegin", in which the author Alexander Sergeevich acted very subtly by writing a monologue letter from Tatyana to Onegin in Russian (although he thought in French, being Russian, as historians say.) By this he returned former glory of the native language.
Popular phrases in French now
Comme il faut in French means "as it should", that is, something made comme il faut - made according to all the rules and wishes.
- Se la vie! - a very famous phrase meaning "such is life."
- Je tem - singer Lara Fabian brought worldwide fame to these words in the song of the same name "Je t'aime!" - I love you.
- Cherchet la femme - also known to everyone as "look for a woman"
- A la ger, com ger - "in war, as in war." Words from the song that Boyarsky sang in the popular film of all time "The Three Musketeers".
- Bon mo is a sharp word.
- Fézon de parle - manner of speaking.
- Ki famm ve - que le ve - "what a woman wants, God wants it."
- Antre well sau di - it is said between us.
History of several words
Everyone famous word"marmalade" is a distorted "Marie est malade" - Marie is sick.
In the Middle Ages, Stuart suffered from seasickness during her trips and refused food. personal doctor prescribed her slices of oranges with peel, thickly sprinkled with sugar, and the French cook prepared decoctions of quince to stimulate her appetite. If these two dishes were ordered in the kitchen, they immediately whispered between the courtiers: "Marie is sick!" (mari e malad).
Chantrap - the word for idlers, homeless children, also came from France. Children who did not have an ear for music and good vocal abilities were not taken to the church choir as singers (“chantra pas” - does not sing), so they wandered around the streets, smoking and having fun. They were asked: "Why are you idle?" Answer: "Shantrapa".
Podshofe - (chauffe - heating, heater) with the prefix under-, that is, heated, under the influence of heat, adopted for "warming". A beautiful French word, but the meaning is just the opposite.
By the way, everyone knows why it was called that? But this is a French name, and she also has a handbag from there - a reticule. Chapeau - translates as "hat", and "gag" is akin to a slap. The slap-folded hat is a folding top hat, which was worn by the mischievous old woman.
Silhouette is the surname of the controller of finance at the court of Louis XV, who was famous for his craving for luxury and various expenses. The treasury was empty too quickly and, in order to remedy the situation, the king appointed the young incorruptible Etienne Silhouette, who immediately banned all festivities, balls and feasts. Everything became gray and dull, and the fashion that arose at the same time for images of the outline of a dark-colored object on a white background was in honor of the miserly minister.
Beautiful French words will diversify your speech
AT recent times word tattoos are no longer just English and Japanese (as fashion dictated), more and more often they come across in French, and some of them have an interesting meaning.
The French language is considered quite complex, with many nuances and details. To know it well, you need to painstakingly study for more than one year, but to use several winged and beautiful phrases it's not obligatory. Two or three words, inserted at the right time into a conversation, diversify your vocabulary and make your speech in French emotional and lively.