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Marseille speech explained in a regional dictionary published by Le Robert
Did you know ? The Marseille language is 2000 words, listed and explained by the renowned linguist Médéric Gasquet Cyrus. “In Marseille, it’s said like that” joins the regional dictionaries…
The “boss of the cocks” enters the dictionary!
You probably realize it when talking with your friends: expressions change and evolve all the time! Every year, new words are added to dictionaries. Aces introduce you to some words…
The “boss des bécosses”, “déguédine” and “decolonialism” enter the “Le Robert” dictionary
Quebec’s linguistic heritage is an intangible edifice that is built and transformed over the years, decades, and centuries. Every year, the dictionary Little Robert immortalizes a few words in its…
Pointe-aux-Trembles: a dictionary recounting 350 history of eastern Montreal on the occasion of the founding of one of the oldest parishes on the island of Montreal
It was in Pointe-aux-Trembles that the actors Christian Bégin and Gibert Sicotte and the singer Richard Séguin were born, we learn from Historical Dictionary of Pointe-aux-Trembles which appears on the…
A new online dictionary attempts to tour Quebecisms
(Montreal) There is not one French person, but French people. Talk about “bobettes” to one of our cousins across the Atlantic and they will look at you with stupid eyes.…
A first political dictionary of the Quebec municipal scene
This text is part of the special Francophonie notebook Published by Presses de l’Université Laval at the beginning of the year, the Political dictionary of the Quebec municipal scene represents…
Evangelization, masses and laughter in a French-Huron dictionary
The study of handwritten dictionaries on indigenous languages allows us to glimpse the way in which Jesuit missionaries perceived themselves and judged indigenous religious practices in the 17th century.e century.…
My dictionary 2023 | The Press
Every year, new words appear in the dictionary, which reflect not the past 12 months, but the spirit of the times. Because we can well imagine them, these committees responsible…
“Lover’s Dictionary of Flaubert”, Régis Jauffret
He is the solid friend or the mustachioed uncle to whom we would sometimes like to turn to deplore with him the failings of the time, to unbolt, to tear…
A new French-Atikamekw dictionary | The Press
(Montreal) A French-Atikamekw thematic dictionary was launched this week on the occasion of National Indigenous Peoples Day, the result of collaboration between a professor from Carleton University and the Council…
“Complosphere”, “crush”, “megabassin”, “mégender”… These new words that are entering the dictionary
150 words, particularly related to new technologies and the environment, have been selected for the 2024 edition of Petit Robert, explains its editorial director, Tuesday on France Inter. “I’m in…
“Complosphere”, “crush”, “megabassin”, “mégender”… These new words that are entering the dictionary
150 words, particularly related to new technologies and the environment, have been selected for the 2024 edition of Petit Robert, explains its editorial director, Tuesday on France Inter. “I’m in…
Pelé enters the dictionary of common names
The name of the Brazilian footballer, who died in December, has since become one of the 167,000 words in the dictionary of common names of the Portuguese language and its…
Rocambole, the popular hero who entered the dictionary
How did the word “incredible” get into the dictionary? Let’s discover Rocambole, a hero of a 19th century soap opera! To listen above ⬆ And a short video of the…
Dictionary sales collapse, but spelling enthusiasts resist: “My bible is Larousse”
How long has it been since you opened a dictionary? For Mathis, “cIt’s been five years.” The Larousse celebrates its 170th anniversary with a new 2023 edition available in bookstores,…
NFT, wokism and halloumi in the “Larousse” dictionary 2023
Non-fungible tokens (NFT in English), wokism and halloumi are among the words that enter the 2023 edition of the French dictionary Laroussethe publishing house announced on Monday. “This new edition…
[Critique] “Istanbul Love Dictionary”: Istanbul, beloved city
For centuries, the city has captivated the spirits. From Byzantium to Constantinople and then to Istanbul, this coveted place, at the junction of the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara,…
Henri Rünneburger’s new Alsatian-French dictionary
Henri Rünneburger currently lives near Marseille, in Allauch. He tells you how he came to work on Germanic and in particular on Benfeld’s speech. In the field of current Germanic…
Detection of new words in the dictionary, with the French spelling champion
Love life when you are twenty in 2022 with Rosa Carballeda, sexologist January 18, 2022 Doctor Rosa CARBALLEDA, sexologist, couple therapist, and psychotherapist based in Echirolles, was our expert for…
“Japan love dictionary”: follow the guide
Whether you spend a few days or a few weeks there, you generally circulate like a Westerner in Japan with the feeling of walking – often in circles – on…