French words of the day: ballet, poise and the t r i c o l o r e

ballet - dance
poise - balance, equilibrium, grace, confidence, upright stance

See website oxforddictionaries.com for origins of words

Angela Lansbury B A Hons is a travel writer, photojournalist, author and speaker.

The French flag is known as the tricolour in English and the t r i c o l o r e  in French. (Sorry, but I had to spell it with spaces otherwise the website's spellchecker keeps changing it.) The name means three colours. For an explanation of the symbolism see French flag in Wikipedia.

Angela Lansbury B A Hons Travel writer, photojournalist, author, speaker, speech trainer.