Fun vocabulary items -
the younger sister : la soeur cadette
walkie-talkie : talkie-walkie*
the Resurrection : la ressuscitation
to resuscitate : reanimer
leap-frog : saute-mouton (which seems considerably more challenging)
Recent hilarious misunderstanding:
What I thought I was saying (in a discussion of unwarranted stereotypes)
"Parisians have the reputation for being mean"
What I actually said:
"Les parisiens ont la faim d'être mechants"
Which, to the extent that it means anything at all, would mean:
"Parisians hunger to be mean"
No wonder the teacher looked confused/semi-offended. The fact that the sentence would work in Thpanish wasn't really a convincing excuse.
*: I find this "word" gut-splittingly funny. Maybe it's a geek thing.
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