AVeryGagaHolyDick 25,143 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 38 minutes ago, SiberianBreaks said: Je m'incruste juste pour dire que l'expression existait bien avant la chanson haha J'apprends quelque chose de nouveau alors! La métaphore reste la même quand même Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVeryGagaHolyDick 25,143 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 34 minutes ago, elijahfan said: Oh Kevin... Je suis né en 1999, mes premiers souvenirs datent de Poker Face Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 26,029 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 minute ago, KEVIN STEVE said: Je suis né en 1999, mes premiers souvenirs datent de Poker Face Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVeryGagaHolyDick 25,143 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 minute ago, elijahfan said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast 26,778 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Bon vivant Quelle surprise Le mot juste (plus many of the other words/expressions already mentioned by others) She/Her/Hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Franch Toast said: Bon vivant Quelle surprise Le mot juste (plus many of the other words/expressions already mentioned by others) Bon vivant, interesting! All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIMe 1,969 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I'm fluent in french, so yeah.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNJ 4,170 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 2 hours ago, MiQuenDroid said: It means "experimental"? I never heard this word in 17 years lmao. So what do you call something experimental? Or refer to the avant garde art movement? ---- In America, I think there are hundreds of borrowed words that are used so often that people don't even immediately realize it's French. I know a lot from working in the arts too. RSVP vis-a-vis Trompe l'oeil maquette atelier marquee laissez-faire reservoir fiance souvenir silhouette faux pas bouquet embouchure potpourri "She's an intellectual, your honor" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Just now, KNJ said: So what do you call something experimental? Or refer to the avant garde art movement? ---- In America, I think there are hundreds of borrowed words that are used so often that people don't even immediately realize it's French. I know a lot from working in the arts too. RSVP vis-a-vis Trompe l'oeil maquette atelier marquee laissez-faire reservoir fiance souvenir silhouette faux pas bouquet embouchure Oh I never heard the RSVP! Actually in french we use original, expérimental, inédit...to speak about an experimental thing. This topic is more interesting than expected All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsches 17,392 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 2 hours ago, MiQuenDroid said: You use it as "a lot"? I use it for "in my ass" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Just now, tomsches said: I use it for "in my ass" Wait...what All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNJ 4,170 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Just now, MiQuenDroid said: Oh I never heard the RSVP! Actually in french we use original, expérimental, inédit...to speak about an experimental thing. This topic is more interesting than expected RSVP is répondez s'il vous plaît. French don't use that? "She's an intellectual, your honor" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Just now, KNJ said: RSVP is répondez s'il vous plaît. French don't use that? Never... Lmfao. We say "Dans l'attente de votre réponse" or something like that, it's more polite. All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNJ 4,170 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, MiQuenDroid said: Never... Lmfao. We say "Dans l'attente de votre réponse" or something like that, it's more polite. What do you write on invitations and such? Is there an abbreviation? "She's an intellectual, your honor" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yxilon 5,248 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Je veux ton amour et je veux ton revanche Everything could be everything (it could mean anything) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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