Chèri, Chèrie: Dear, darling, when addressing female. Chère for addressing male.
Connard: Bastard, dickhead, fucker, etc.
Conne: Cunt
Enculé: Motherfucker, cocksucker. It also means to be buggered or sodomized, of which the verb is enculer. It is then conjugated into encule, enculé, enculeras and many other conjugations.
Épée: Sword. Heavier, with stiffer blade and larger bell guard, than a foil
Exposition Universelle: World’s Fair
Faites de beaux rêves, ma Sophie précieux: Sweet dreams, my precious Sophie
Faux pas: A mistake, a violation of accepted social norms
Fils de pute: Son of a bitch, son of a whore
Foutre: Fuck
Fous le camp: Fuck off
Grissette: A young, working woman, usually coquettish and flirtatious.
Hommes: Men (l’homme means man)
Je suis foutue: I am fucked
Je t’aime: I love you
L’Estaque: A small fishing village on the Mediterranean which became quite popular with impressionists
Le Chat Noir: The Black Cat. Famous cabaret in Montmartre
Le Procope: Oldest restaurant in Paris. Open since 1686. Many intellectuals, government men from many countries, writers, and famous people would eat there. Voltaire, Ben Franklin, John Paul Jones, Thomas Jefferson, Danton, Marat, on and on. Many say the French Revolution was planned there.
Les Nabis: A rebellious group of Post Impressionist avant garde artists.
Louvre: The most visited art museum in the world, it is a central landmark of Paris.
Madame: Ma’am, madam, Mrs.
Merci: Thank you
Merci beaucoup: Thank you very much
Merde: Shit
Mois aussie je t’aime: I also love you
Mon Dieu: My God
Monsieur: Mister or Sir
Moulin de la Galette: Windmill at top of Montmartre, popular dance venue, drinking establishment and restaurant. All classes of people came here to just have a fun night out.
Moulin Rouge: Famous cabaret built in 1889 where the can-can dance was made famous.
Non: No
Notre Dame de Paris: Our Lady of Paris. Gothic, Catholic cathedral of Archdiocese of Paris
Oui: Yes
Peinture: Painting or paint work
Père Tanguy: A paint dealer who was in exile in Montmartre due to his involvement in the Paris Commune. All of the artists looked at him as a hero and bought their supplies from him, often on credit. He also had a small room where he would display struggling artist’s works. Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Gauguin, and Seurat all displayed there.
Petite Oiseau: Little Bird
Place du Tertre: Public park, a square in the village of Montmartre where painters gathered to paint outside. This is where a lot of Impressionists painted.
Sage-femme: Midwife
Salut: Hello
Tarte Tatin: Upside-down tart (usually apple) in which the fruit are caramelized in butter and sugar before the tart is baked.
Trou du cul: Asshole
Truffle: Fruiting body of an underground mushroom, they are held in high esteem in France.
Vin: Wine
Vin rouge: Red Wine
Published by Caddy Rowland
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