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The term "little death", a direct translation of la petite mort, can also be used in English to essentially the same effect. Specifically, it is defined as "a state or event resembling or prefiguring death ; a weakening or loss of consciousness, specifically in sleep or during an orgasm ," [ 2 ] a nearly identical definition to that of the ...
a leading airfoil attached to an aircraft forward of the main wing. a slang word for "newspaper". a piece of sugar slightly soused with coffee or cognac (or another strong alcohol). canapé A small, prepared and usually decorative food, eaten by hand, often in one bite. In French, it can also refer to a "sofa". carte blanche
In French, the word Gavroche has come to mean "street urchin" and "mischievous child". There is an organization that aids the homeless in Varna, Bulgaria, named the Gavroche Association. [11] There is a French-language magazine about Thailand named Gavroche. [12] Bulgarian poet Hristo Smirnenski wrote a poem called The Brothers of Gavroche.
Avoir les yeux dans la graisse de bines = to be in love or to be tired (glassy-eyed) Avoir l’estomac dans les talons = to be extremely hungry; Être né pour un petit pain = One who doesn't have many opportunities. Usually used in the negative form. Il fait frette = It is cold; Chanter la pomme = to flirt
The CDC is beginning to look at death certificates that indicate more than 100 people who died had long Covid.
G. L'Hôpital, E. Stone, The Method of Fluxions, both direct and inverse; the former being a translation from de l'Hospital's "Analyse des infinements petits," and the latter, supplied by the translator, Edmund Stone, London, 1730; G. L'Hôpital, Analyse des Infiniment Petits pour l'Intelligence des Lignes Courbes, Paris, 1696
The definition is flanked by at least one piece of text evidence illustrating the given meaning, a notable specificity of the DEAF being that it provides reference dating throughout the articles and makes these indications available by the bias of standardised acronymes leading to the correspondent entry in the DEAF bibliography (DEAFBibl, [4 ...
Le Spleen de Paris explores the idea of pleasure as a vehicle for expressing emotion. Many of the poems refer to sex or sin explicitly (i.e. "Double Bedroom," "A Hemisphere in a Head of Hair", "Temptations"); others use subtle language and imagery to evoke sensuality (i.e. "the Artist's Confiteor").