For instance, a potato is a "pomme de terre," apple of the earth. I want to use this exercise for a writing class I'm teaching, but I need more French examples to introduce it. (The exercise would be to describe and use words in a new way.)
2007-01-02 16:16:18 · 2 answers · asked by JK 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Cul de sac - (literally means bottom of the bag, as is the curved shape of a dead-end road in a housing estate)
pied à terre - foot on the ground (a place one returns to to feel at home)
un chien assis - meaning 'sitting dog' describes those gabled windows in the attic space of a roof which stick up like triangles (hope this makes sense)
stylo plume (fountain pen)
noeud papillon (butterfly knot) meaning bow tie
2007-01-02 20:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by Shona L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"l'aeroglisseur" is hovercraft in French. While hovercraft is not particularily lovely, the French word literally means air glider.
2007-01-03 00:35:02 · answer #2 · answered by jcboyle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋