un mouton
Friday, October 01, 2004
Psst.... No word on Monday, see you all on Mardi* :-)
un mouton (moo-tohn) noun, masculine
1. sheep, sheepskin
2. mutton
3. fluff (dust); piece of fluff
Also:
moutonnier, ière = sheeplike
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Expressions:
compter les moutons = to count sheep
un ciel moutonné = a sky covered with little white clouds
doux comme un mouton = as gentle as a lamb
le mouton noir = the black sheep of the family
être un mouton = to be easily led (to go with the crowd)
un comportement moutonnier = to behave like sheep
revenons à nos moutons = let's get back to the subject
un mouton à cinq pattes = a rare bird (person)
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Proverb:
Mieux vaut vivre un jour comme un lion que cent ans comme un mouton.
Better to live one day as a lion than one hundred years as a sheep.
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*References: le mardi = Tuesday
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