The actor performed with great elan at the new venue. Quelle surprise!
elan - stylish vigour
quelle surprise - what (a) surprise
venue - location for an event
Usually I know enough French not to need to check most words in a French-English dictionary, but can rely on Google translate.
I was going to add the word swathe to my list - the ending of e fooled me. When I looked for an etymological dictionary - I selected Chambers English dictionary - I discovered the word is not of French origin at all. Swathe belongs in a post on Germanic languages - and those derived or related including Dutch and Scandinavian and Viking.
An etymological dictionary gives you the origin of the word.
elan - stylish vigour
quelle surprise - what (a) surprise
venue - location for an event
Usually I know enough French not to need to check most words in a French-English dictionary, but can rely on Google translate.
I was going to add the word swathe to my list - the ending of e fooled me. When I looked for an etymological dictionary - I selected Chambers English dictionary - I discovered the word is not of French origin at all. Swathe belongs in a post on Germanic languages - and those derived or related including Dutch and Scandinavian and Viking.
An etymological dictionary gives you the origin of the word.
No comments:
Post a Comment