collier
Monday, June 16, 2008
Near Roaix (Vaucluse). No colliers here... just coquelicots.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ooh, là là!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Good News!: You can now order our
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collier (kol-yay)
noun, masculine
: necklace, collar chain
Be sure to check out the
"Terms & Expressions" section,
below...
:: "Sweet Dreams" & Breakfast table conversation
::
Ten-year-old (dreamy) daughter: Guess what you bought me in my
dream?
Forty-year-old (groggy) mommy: Voyons*.... a horse!
Dreamy
Daughter: (giggles) No...
Groggy Mommy: Hmmm.... un cobaye?*
Dreamy:
(giggles) No... un collier de bonbons!
Groggy: A candy necklace? Ouf!*
That's much less expensive than a horse!
Dreamy : (giggles of
agreement)
Groggy: So, you eat bonbons during the day, silly you, and you
eat bonbons in the night now, too. Well, that must be sweet!
Dreamy: Yes, it WAS... until you woke me up for
school!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~References~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
voyons
(voir) = let's see; un cobaye (m) = guinea pig (also "un cochon d'Inde");
ouf! = phew!
Lucien Georgelin Old Fashioned Candies in glass tin
(Coquelicot Poppy flavor)
Audio File: listen to today's word and the following expressions: Download collier.mp3 . Download collier.wav
Terms
& Expressions:
collier de chien = dog collar
collier de serrage =
clamp
collier de perles = pearl necklace
collier de fleurs = garland,
lei
donner un coup de collier = to put one's "all" into it, to make a
special effort
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