Author: Alexis MunierPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1598696653
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Reader advisory: uncensored French"--Cover.
Dirty French
Author: Adrien ClautrierPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1569757607
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
GET D!RTY Next time you’re traveling or just chattin’ in French with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: •Cool slang •Funny insults •Explicit sex terms •Raw swear words Dirty French teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of France: •What's up? Ça va? •He's totally hot. Il est un gravure de mode. •That brie smells funky. Ce brie sent putain de drôle. •I'm gonna get ripped! Je vais me fracasser! •I gotta piss. Je dois pisser. •The ref is fucking asshole. L'arbitre est un gros enaelé! •Wanna try doggy-style? Veux-tu faire l'amour en levrette?
Talk Dirty French
Author: Alexis MunierPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440515441
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Let's be sérieux! Can't quite come up with the right French quip or four-letter word? With Talk Dirty: French, you'll be able to put your (middle) finger on it. Each entry provides an individual foreign gem, a useful French sentence employing the word, the expression's English counterpart, and its literal translation. Whether you're a native-speaker, world traveler, or just looking to tell off those brash Parisians, these naughty words and risqué slang will surely give your tongue a French twist. Les couilles: the balls French Expression: Je l'ai avertie-elle ne m'a pas écoute alors maintenant je m'en bats les couilles. Translation: I warned her--she didn't listen to me so now I'm washing my hands of it. Literal Translation: I warned her--she didn't listen to me so now I'm flapping my balls of it.
Author: Genevieve
Author: L. BrookDictionary of French Slang and Colloquial Expressions
Author: Henry StrutzPublisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780764141157
Category : Colloquial language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part of a quick-reference series suitable for language students and international travellers, this title presents more than 4,000 informal, commonly-used words and phrases in its target language.
French Ways and their Meaning
Author: Edith WhartonPublisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8728127439
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
‘French Ways and their Meaning’ is part guidebook and part tribute to Wharton’s beloved France. While living there during the First World War, Wharton decided to write a collection of essays about the French, to enlighten the English and American troops who were to find themselves stationed there. Often funny, and always perceptive, Wharton not only beautifully captures the cities and countryside but the spirit of the French. A superb read for Francophiles, Wharton fans, and those with an interest in 20th Century history. Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) was an American designer and novelist. Born in an era when the highest ambition a woman could aspire to was a good marriage, Wharton went on to become one of America’s most celebrated authors. During her career, she wrote over 40 books, using her wealthy upbringing to bring authenticity and detail to stories about the upper classes. She moved to France in 1923, where she continued to write until her death.
What They Didn't Teach You in French Class
Author: Adrien ClautrierPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1646043936
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Sipping a cafe au lait at a sidewalk bistro... Getting down at Paris's hottest club... Cheering on Les Bleus at the stadium... Drop the textbook formality and chat with the locals in France's everyday language. What's up? Ca va?; She's totally hot. Elle est bandante.; This party is lit! Cette bringue est enflammee!; That brie smells funky. Ce brie sent putain de drole.; Wanna French kiss? On se roule une pelle?; That ref is a moron. L'arbitre est un abruti.
The Nasty Bits
Author: Anthony BourdainPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1596917210
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style. Bestselling chef and Parts Unknown host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, revealing what you didn't want to know about the more unglamorous aspects of making television, calling for the head of raw food activist Woody Harrelson, or confessing to lobster-killing guilt, Bourdain is as entertaining as ever. Bringing together the best of his previously uncollected nonfiction--and including new, never-before-published material--The Nasty Bits is a rude, funny, brutal and passionate stew for fans and the uninitiated alike.
The Story of French
Author: Jean-Benoît NadeauPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429932406
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
Why does everything sound better if it's said in French? That fascination is at the heart of The Story of French, the first history of one of the most beautiful languages in the world that was, at one time, the pre-eminent language of literature, science and diplomacy. In a captivating narrative that spans the ages, from Charlemagne to Cirque du Soleil, Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow unravel the mysteries of a language that has maintained its global influence despite the rise of English. As in any good story, The Story of French has spectacular failures, unexpected successes and bears traces of some of history's greatest figures: the tenacity of William the Conqueror, the staunchness of Cardinal Richelieu, and the endurance of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Through this colorful history, Nadeau and Barlow illustrate how French acquired its own peculiar culture, revealing how the culture of the language spread among francophones the world over and yet remains curiously centered in Paris. In fact, French is not only thriving—it still has a surprisingly strong influence on other languages. As lively as it is fascinating, The Story of French challenges long held assumptions about French and shows why it is still the world's other global language.
