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unicouniuni3.bsky.social
Uni's sad meow
July 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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bouletcorp.bsky.social
Oldies but Goodies - French is Weird 02 - "French Kiss"
A lot of expressions use "french", like "french bread", "a french leave", "french fries"... So it raises the one essential question : How do you french kiss in french ? (image: Boulet and Amelie Poulain kissing in front of the Sacré Cœur. A mime and the Eiffel Tower in the background. Amelie is saying "Ohlàlà monsieur Boulet" There are different types of kisses in France: -La bise to say hello/goodbye. You don't really kiss, we are not savages. It mostly consist in touching cheeks with a "mwa" sound. It's however absurdly complex to understand when and how many times. (image: to people doing "la bise") -Donner un bisou/un baiser. "Give a kiss". Means lips are touching the cheek, the lips, or any other part you judge appropriate to kiss (image: Amelie kissing a foot) but CAREFULLY use "baiser": "un baiser" is a kiss, but "baiser" as a verb means "to have sex" -Embrasser can mean a lot of things, it's the basic way to say "to kiss", which doesn't make any sense because the word itself means "to take in your arms" (image: two people kissing) EXAMPLES: "S'embrasser sous le gui" (to kiss under the mistletoe) / "Je t'embrasse" at the end of a letter or an e-mail ("love&kisses) / "Embrasse tes parents pour moi" ("say hi to your parents for me) Hey! Does that means that "embrasse" is "embrace"? Yes, you can also use it like that. You can "embrasse" your destiny, or the dark side (image: Luke Skywalker screaming.) But Wait... Does that mean that French doesn't have a specific word for the FRENCH KISS? The one with the tongue and all? Well… No. But we have a pretty good slang for this. In France, "to french kiss" is "Rouler une pelle". Which literally means "To toll a shovel" (image: Boulet is putting a shovel in the mouth of Amelie Poulain, who is saying "Ohlàlà monf'eur Boulet") It would come to the similar expression "Rouler un patin" (to roll a rollerskate / ice skate) (Image: Amelie is saying "say haaa" and putting a rollerskate in Boulet's mouth). Sometime you'll also meet "rouler une galoche" (to roll an old shoe. Probably because of the "patin" thing) (Amelie watches Boulet approach with an old shoe and says "oh no", horrified). It would come from "patiner" and "peloter", which both used to mean "to touch with insistance, to caress. We still use "peloter" in this sense. (Image: Amelie is touching Boulet's butt, and he's blushing "Ooh mademoiselle !" I also heard a theory that says it could come from trains, and the shovel to load coal that was shaped like a tongue. But nothing conclusive. (Image: a small shovel of coal is approaching the furnace. The shovel says "you're hot, baby", and the furnace says "Oh, monsieur Boulet ♥" Fun fact, if you try to roule une pelle and get turned down... It's called "se prendre un rateau" ("to get a rake") (image: Boulet walking with a shovel steps on a rake and gets hit on the face when it springs up.)
January 31, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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medericgc.bsky.social
Et voilà le début d’un tout nouveau cours de master, inédit dans notre formation en sciences du langage à Aix-Marseille Université, conçu et partagé avec ma collègue Sylvie Voisin.
Au programme : langues auxiliaires, langues de fiction, langues de l’univers de Tolkien, klingon… et plein d’autres.
Première diapo d’un cours «  linguistique et langues inventées » avec au-dessus des livres sur le sujet
January 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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rosedeberne.bsky.social
C'est quoi déjà, un anti-antifasciste ?
Bruno Retailleau envisage la dissolution de la Jeune Garde Antifasciste
January 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
themustelidaequeen.bsky.social
Sunday evening mood
#cat #kitty #kittybelly #yawn #ket #bigyawn
January 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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aelith4ever.bsky.social
Nature 🏞️🤍

By Claude Monet (French 1840-1926)
#nature #bluesky #art #painting #illustration #drawing #artsky #photography #tree #peace #meditation
January 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
themustelidaequeen.bsky.social
#mlep #kitty #cat
January 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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phdhurtbrain.bsky.social
I hate to restate the obvious, but it is the case that people posting cat pictures is the best median content on the internet.
January 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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tevistickles.bsky.social
Felix is allergic to tuna but has decided its manageable.
January 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
themustelidaequeen.bsky.social
Can I sleep like that too ? #catsareliquid #cat #cosynap #paw
January 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
themustelidaequeen.bsky.social
#cat #belly #socks #comfy #beans #paws
January 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
themustelidaequeen.bsky.social
#cat #mlep
January 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth (view fullscreen).
January 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM