Jacqueline Auriol was France’s most famous woman aviator and one of the world’s leading military test pilots of the 1950s and 1960s. The daughter of a wealthy shipbuilder, she was born Jacqueline Marie-Thérèse Suzanne Douet on November 5, 1917, in Challans, a small town in France. How did Jacqueline AuriolRead More →
Quel is an interrogative French adjective that means which or what. Like most adjectives, it has four forms: masculine singular (quel) and plural (quels), and feminine singular (quelle) and plural (quelles). What is a French Logis? In architecture, a corps de logis (French pronunciation: ) is the principal block ofRead More →
enceinte (adj.) “pregnant, with child,” c. 1600, insente, from French enceinte “pregnant” (12c.), from Late Latin incincta (source of Italian incinta), explained by Isidore of Seville (7c.) as “ungirt,” from Latin in- “not” (see in- (1)), + cincta, fem. of cinctus, past participle of cingere “to gird” (see cinch). IsRead More →
Cinco de Mayo History At the time, the country was in financial ruin after years of internal strife, and the new president was forced to default on debt payments to European governments. In response, France, Britain and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz, Mexico, demanding repayment. Why did the FrenchRead More →
Today, J.R. Simplot Co. remains the major supplier of McDonald’s fries and a central player in the Idaho agricultural economy. “The story with Simplot and Idaho is one we shouldn’t ignore — the handshake deal they had,” Rainey said. Where are Mcdonalds potatoes sourced? Potatoes. NZ’s favourite menu item startsRead More →
The gender of carotte is feminine. What is Carottes? : a cylindrical roll of tobacco. Is supermarket in French masculine or feminine? -e, as in le café (coffee or café), le canapé (the sofa), le blé (wheat), le carré (the square), le défilé (the procession), le supermarché (the supermarket). -eau,Read More →
or pell·mell in disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner. How do you use pell-mell in a sentence? in a wild or reckless manner. The children rushed pell-mell down the stairs. The books were scattered pell-mell over the floor. All three of us rushed pell-mell into the kitchen. TheRead More →
The French Braid Technique A French braid might be the most commonly known plait other than a basic three-strand braid. A French braid basically adds one more step to the basic braid technique by starting up near the crown of your head as opposed to the nape of your neck.Read More →
noun, plural beaus , beaux . a male lover or sweetheart. How do you use beau monde in a sentence? ‘She was indeed a creature of the beau monde, the same society that had virtually shunned his family in the past and even now only reluctantly accepted them. ‘ ‘WhatRead More →
French people are frequently using “Allons-y” when they are on the verge of going somewhere or starting something (typically: a group activity). It can be literally translated as “Let us go there” but it has the wider meaning of “Let’s go“. … The word “Allons” alone is used in French,Read More →