FRENCH WORD-A-DAY

le rideau (ree-do) noun, masculine
  1. curtain

Expressions:
tirer les rideaux = to draw (or close) the curtains
grimper aux rideaux = "to climb the curtains" (to be very excited)
tirer le rideau sur quelque chose = to cease to talk about a subject
tomber en rideau = to break down (in car)
un rideau de fumée = a smoke curtain
un rideau de feu = a sheet of fire
le rideau de Fer = Iron Curtain
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Citation du Jour:
Poisson rouge : animal de compagnie qui, par rapport au chat, présente l'avantage de moins s'acharner sur les rideaux du salon.

The Gold fish: faithful companion who, compared to the cat, has the advantage of victimizing the living room curtains a little less. --Marc Escayrol

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A Day in a French Life...

(The story that appeared here, along with the vocabulary below, has been made into a chapter in this book.)

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*References: un Arcois, une Arcoise = resident of Les Arcs; gratuit = free; Il y a quelqu'un là? = Is someone (sitting) there?; Allez-y, madame = Go ahead, madam; Rideau! = Curtain!; les paillettes (n.f.) = sequins (here, sparkly powder); têtes foncées = dark heads; la jambe (f) = leg; l'angoisse (f) = anxiety; confiante = confident; J'ai bien répété = I practiced a lot; Je me suis bien concentrée = I did a good job concentrating; Plus on grandi, plus on a peur = the bigger we get, the more afraid we are; une maman (f) = a mom; un papa = a dad; le monde = the world; C'est normale, car je suis plus grande = it's normal, as I am bigger (than she).