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Joie de vivre (/ ˌ ʒ w ɑː d ə ˈ v iː v (r ə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV (-rə), French: [ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness. It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do…
("Holy god!"). Meant as a cry of surprise or happiness. French orthography is sacrebleu in one word. sang-froid lit. "cold blood": coolness and composure under strain; stiff upper lip. Also pejorative in the phrase meurtre de sang-froid ("cold-blooded murder"). sans without. [52] sans-culottes
" Plaisir d'amour" ([plɛ.ziʁ da.muʁ], "Pleasure of love") is a classical French love song written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1741–1816); it took its text from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755–1794), which appears in his novel Célestine. The song was greatly successful in Martini's version.
French medical phrases (5 P) N. French-language names (1 C) P. French proverbs (1 P) Pages in category "French words and phrases" The following 160 pages are in this ...
Le Lac (English: The Lake) is a poem by French poet Alphonse de Lamartine.The poem was published in 1820. [citation needed]The poem consists of sixteen quatrains.It was met with great acclaim and propelled its author to the forefront of famous romantic poets.
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A Happy Death (original title La mort heureuse) is a novel by absurdist French writer-philosopher Albert Camus.The absurdist topic of the book is the "will to happiness", the conscious creation of one's happiness, and the need of time (and money) to do so.