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  2. Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel - Wikipedia

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    Chansons de France pour les petits français (Songs of France for French Children 1884) [7] Quand j'étais petit by Lucien Briart (When I Was Young, 1886) La Farce de maître Pathelin (The Farce of Master Pathelin, 1887) Nos enfants, scènes de la ville et des champs by Anatole France (Our Children: Scenes from the Country and the Town, 1887)

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    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

  4. La petite mort - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Fils de France - Wikipedia

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    Philippe de France, duc d'Anjou (1640–1701), Gaston's nephew was known as le Petit Monsieur and Gaston as le Grand Monsieur when Louis XIII died in 1643; Philippe de France, Duke of Orléans (1640–1701) was the younger brother of Louis XIV, and known as Monsieur in 1660 after the death of his uncle, Gaston

  6. Mortal wound - Wikipedia

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    "Mortal Wound" dictionary entry from The New World of English Words By Edward Phillips (1720). A mortal wound is an injury that will ultimately lead to a person's death. [1] [2] Mortal refers to the mortality of a human: whether they are going to live or die. [3] Wound is another term for injury. The expression can also be used figuratively.

  7. Gavroche - Wikipedia

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    The words of the song sung by Gavroche before his death are a parody of conservative views about the French Revolution: blaming all alleged modern social and moral ills on the influence of Voltaire and Rousseau. Gavroche sings "Joie est mon caractère / C'est la faute à Voltaire / Misère est mon trousseau / C'est la faute à Rousseau."

  8. Liaison (French) - Wikipedia

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    The process is the movement of final consonants across word boundaries to initial position in vowel-initial words so as to better conform to the French language's preference for open syllables (over 70%) [dubious – discuss], i.e., V, CV, or CCV, especially where two vowels might otherwise link together (vowel hiatus).

  9. Neonaticide - Wikipedia

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    Neonaticide is the deliberate act of a parent murdering their own child during the first 24 hours of life. [1] [2] As a noun, the word "neonaticide" may also refer to anyone who practices or who has practiced this.