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a small exclusive group of friends; always used in a pejorative way in French and, usually, in English. Often pronounced the same as "click" in British English. cloisonné an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects. commandant commanding officer of a base, depot or training area.
French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.
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Revised January, 2011 "What's in a name?" a man named Shakespeare asked long ago. Potential employers may ask this same question of you. After all, your name is the first thing on your resume.
Can also mean to be sexually attractive, successful, or to have a loud argument with someone (J'me suis pogné avec mon voisin, "I bickered with my neighbour"). It may also mean "obtain", as in Je me suis pogné une nouvelle radio ("I grabbed myself a new radio"). quétaine: kitsch, tacky (not in a good way) taper, tomber sur les nerfs
René Fonck (1894–1953), French aviator and most successful pilot in World War I; René Frégni (born 1947), French novelist; René Froger (born 1960), Dutch Singer; René de Froulay de Tessé (1648–1725), French marshal; Rene Gagnon (1925–1979), American World War II veteran, raised the American flag during the battle of Iwo Jima
The usual French feminine form of the name was Micheline. The name Michelle was rare until the 20th century. The name Michelle was rare until the 20th century. It became a popular name in France and later throughout the Anglosphere after 1930, popularized by French-born film actress Michèle Morgan , who was born Simone Roussel.
Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French feminine given name and surname. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra "e" making it feminine according to French grammar. [1] The name Renée is the French form of the late Roman name Renatus and the meaning is reborn or born again.