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Antoine
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Journalist with a dip in Medievalist. He/him.
If we follow this page: www.hhogman.se/army-rank-in... it would seem that the grenade means artillery on Swedish uniforms, then
Swedish Military - Hans Högman
Swedish Military - Hans Högman.
www.hhogman.se
October 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
That’s a grenade (or rather a stylised depiction of a 18th-19th century one). Very common insignia for infantry (whether called grenadier or not) at least in the French and Swiss armies.
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
IDK how practical this is in your case (and doesn't answer the translation question) but the document itself refers to the Congregation itself as the author of its previous documents?
October 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This reminds of the "coaching lab" craze in France: there are kids who go to technical coaches for at least an hour everyday because otherwise you can’t keep up with the other would-be-Mbappes, either to get into or even once you’re in professional club’s academy www.letemps.ch/articles/a-m...
A Marseille, de très jeunes footballeurs surentraînés dans l’espoir de devenir le prochain Kylian Mbappé - Le Temps
Poussés par des parents qui rêvent pour eux d’un destin de star, de plus en plus d’enfants suivent, parfois dès l’âge de cinq ans et en dehors de tout cadre fédéral, d’intenses programmes individuels ...
www.letemps.ch
May 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Tbf French ministers are very often current (in which case they can go back once they’re no longer ministers) or former members of parliament, and the government can be brought down by the Assemblée nationale, so it’s not quite as disconnected as in the US
March 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
(Definitely the purpose it had when we drank it in high school)
February 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
And yet it got best actress instead of Amélie!
February 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
My eyes are like this too, In French that would count as "pers", which means blue-green, and is incidentally used to translate Athena’s "Glaukopis" epithet in Homeric texts
January 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
This sent me into a rabbit hole and now I know there’s a Chris de Burgh song that mentions the Bise: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zscG...
Chris de Burgh - Lonely Sky
YouTube video by Vendaaik
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Yeah plum and apricot are the catholic-coded ones
December 25, 2024 at 9:51 AM
This type of stuff always reminds me of this excellent thread by @laysfarra.bsky.social x.com/lymfhsr/stat...
x.com
x.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Ah I see someone is already on the case 😶‍🌫️
November 19, 2024 at 8:56 PM
I’m heading to the library tomorrow so I can get that for you!
November 19, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Weirdly enough «naughty» would perhaps be better translated by «villain» in French! «Méchant» is more like «Mean» – «despicable» would be «méprisable» but I think that would be seen as too difficult a word for kids in French.
November 8, 2024 at 8:30 AM