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"Her majesty, Elizabeth II embodied the unity and continued existence of Britain for over 70 years. She will be remembered as a friend of France, a queen of the heart who left an indelible mark on her country and her century.”
“It’s not IL (he) it’s Elle (she)”
“II is 2 in roman numerals where were you when your class learned roman numerals”
“Hey but you’re a complete asshole”
False cognates: verb edition
travailler ≠ travel, it means work (think about the word travail in English), try voyager instead
rester ≠ rest, it means stay, try se reposer
attendre ≠ attend, it actually means wait, try assister
blesser ≠ bless, it means to injure, try bénir
injurier ≠ injure, it means to insult, try blesser
Among Us in French
There’s no official french translation, so this is just me, trying my best
Il y a un imposteur parmi nous- There’s an imposter among us
une tâche- task
un.e impos.teur.trice- imposter
un.e équipi.er.ère- crewmate
la cafétéria- cafeteria
l’armurerie (f)- weapons
la salle de navigation- navigation
la chambre à oxygène, o2- o2
la salle de blindage- shields
la salle de communication- communication
le débarras- storage
la salle d’administration- admin
le local électrique- electrical
le poste de sécurité- security
l’infirmerie (f)- medbay
le moteur supérieur/inférieur- upper/lower engine
le réacteur- reactor
suspect.e- suspicious
faire passer votre carte- to swipe your card
télécharger- to upload/download
vider les ordures- to empty garbage
dévier la puissance- to divert power
corriger les erreurs de câblage- to fix wiring
se soumettre à un scan- to submit a scan
vérifier les échantillon- to inspect the samples
éliminer des astéroïdes- clear asteroids
traverser les évents (venter??)- to vent
convoquer une réunion- to call a meeting
voter- to vote
tuer- to kill
saboter- to sabotage
suggested by @rheevalka
Vocab from the author’s note of Notre Dame de Paris
un recoin- nook, cranny
une entaille- notch
le stigmate- stigma
le badigeon- tempera paint
la fatalité- something that is inevitable, destiny, fate
la greffe- graft, transplant
la soudure- welding, solder, joint at which two pieces of metal have been welded together
vétusté.e- dilapidated
hormis- besides, apart from
fureter- to rummage
renfermer- to contain, to comprise
gratter- to scrape
effacer- to erase, to wipe out
That time there were three Popes
So, when they need a new pope, all the cardinals get together and vote, and boom, new pope. In 1378 they elected this guy (Urban XI) who at first seemed fine but then he started trying to reform things so the Cardinals were like, hell nah, and elected a new pope (Clement VII) six months latter. This was a huge problem because you had two dudes being like ‘I’m the pope’ at the same time, one in Rome and one in Avignon (in France).
All the catholic countries had to choose which pope to follow and this resulted in some crazy political upheaval. So in 1409 a council of cardinals met in Pisa (italy) to resolve the issue. They were like, ok, so neither of these fools is the pope, we’re electing a new one, resulting in three, count ‘em three, popes.
Finally in 1414 the roman and pisan popes agreed to step down and the pope in Avignon was excommunicated paving the way for the election of a new pope (martin v), who would be the only one, ending the madness. This time period is known as the western schism.
un pape- pope
un antipape- antipope (what ‘false’ popes are called)
un prétendant- claimant, contender
le grand schisme d’occident- western schism
la papaucité- papacy
Words I didn’t know from Titans
un.e môme- brat
un têtard- tadpole
une mallette- briefcase
une causerie- lecture, talk
anodin.e- ineffective, innocuous
cachotti.er.ère- secretive, cagey
compatir- to empathize, to sympathize
empirer- to make worse, to worsen
gaver- to stuff (oneself)
débiner- to bad-mouth
déraper- to skid, to slide, to get out of hand
tabasser- to beat up
kidnapper- to kidnap
calciner- to char
c’est pas mes oignons- it’s none of my business (they’re not my onions)
ça crève les yeux- that’s obvious. (that bursts my eyes)
Carthage inspired vocab
un essaim- a swarm (can mean a swarm of any kind, or very specificly a tightly packed hiveless ball of bees)
une lacune- lacuna (a blank space, something that is evident by its absence)
un éléphant de guerre- war elephant
autochtone- native/indigenous
précoce- early, premature, precocious
au-delà- beyond
ultérieur.e- further away, following, later
citérieur.e- closer to (oppisite of ultérieur)
errant.e- wandering
punique- punic
admettre- to admit, to suppose
essaimer- to leave in a large group with the purpose of settling elsewhere
immoler- to immolate (to destroy especially by fire)
Gold in French
l’or (m)- gold
l’or noir- black gold, oil/petrol
l’or rose- rose gold
l’or des fous- fool’s gold, pyrite
un parachute doré- golden parachute, large bonus given to a company exec when they jump ship
à prix d’or- very expensive (at a golden price)
un âge d’or- golden age
une règle d’or- golden rule
un bouton d’or- buttercup (lit. golden button)
doré.e- gilded
se faire des couilles en or- to have a big win, to be fortunate (lit. To make one’s balls out of gold)
valoir son pesant d’or- to be worth it’s weight in gold
rouler sur l’or- to be very rich, to be rolling in gold
orpailler- to pan for gold
tuer la poule aux œufs d’or- to kill the goose that lays the golden egg (but in french its a hen?)
la parole est d’argent et le silence est d’or- speech is silver, but silence is golden, it’s better to be silent than to say the wrong thing
tout ce qui brille n’est pas d’or- all that glitters is not gold
