#seraphiclanguages

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French Winter-Related Sayings/Idioms

I found some French sayings associated with the Winter as we are now in December.

S’emmitoufler - to wrap up warmly  

Un coeur de glace - a heart of ice (someone who has no feelings)

Il est givré - he is frosted (he’s gone completely mad)

Un froid de diable - devil's cold (it's extremely cold)

Il fait un froid de canard - It's duck cold (again, this means it's extremely cold)

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French Verbs - Sadness edition

Here are some verbs associated with sadness.

Comment any corrections below 😊

To cry - pleurer

To grieve - faire son deuil, pleurer

To whimper - gémir, geindre

To sigh - soupirer

To groan - grogner

To lament - regretter, pleurer

To scream - crier, hurler

To shed tears - verser des larmes

To hurt - faire mal, faire souffrir

To betray - trahir

To give up hope - perdre espoir

To despair - désespérer

To abandon - abandonner

To sob - sangloter

Sob (cry) yourself to sleep - s'endormir en pleurant

To bawl - brailler

To distress - bouleverser, ébranler, désoler

To console - consoler

To break someone's heart - briser le cœur de

To isolate - isoler

To overwhelm - submerger, accabler

To exhaust - épuiser

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French synonyms

Beautiful - Beau/Belle

Séduisant

Attirant

Attrayant

Magnifique

Élégant

Mignon/Mignonne

Charmant

Joli

Superbe

Splendide

Angélique

Séraphique

Enchanteur/Enchanteresse

Charmeur/Charmeuse

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'Untranslatable' words/phrases

Culaccino - Italian

This word refers to the mark on the table that a moist glass leaves.

L'appel du vide - French

It means 'the call of the void', which means the urge to jump from high places like a cliff.

Fika - Swedish

Getting together to chat and take a break at home or in a café.

Tima - Icelandic

Tima means, being able to afford something but not being ready to spend money or time on it.

Jaksaa - Finnish

A lack of enthusiasm to do something.

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La Llorona - French to English

I downloaded an app called Beelinguapp. It's a good app to practise reading in a foreign language. Some audiobooks are free and some cost money. Here is some vocab I found when reading La Llorona in French.

Séduisant - attractive, charming, seductive

Somptueux - splendid, sumptuous

Jurer - to swear, to vow

Planifier - to plan

Une échelle sociale - social class, social scale

Ombragé - shady

Fouetter - to whip

Les villageois - villagers

Un Enterrement - funeral, burial

Saisir - to grasp, to grab, to snatch

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L'homme au Petit Chien Vocab Part 1

I just started reading the book 'L'homme au Petit Chien' by George Simenon. Here is some vocab:

Fortuit - Fortuitous, Lucky

Semblable - Similar, Alike

Entrevoir - Glimpse

Ramper - Crawl

Remuant - Restless

Les jappements - Yapping, Yelping

Mûrement réfléchi - Carefully thought through

Grisâtre - Greyish

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Groups of animals: English - French

Swarm (bees) - essaim (m)

Murder (crows) - volée (f)

Pack (dogs/wolves) - meute (f)

Pride (lions) - troupe (f)

Gaggle (geese) - troupeau (m)

Pod (dolphins) - banc (m)

School (fish) - banc (m)

Litter (kittens/puppies) - portée (f)

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Places in Hungarian

I asked my mum to check them and she said they were fine but if I've spelt something wrong or if there's another word that's used a lot then comment it below and I'll edit the post.

Places - Helyek

• City - Város

• House - Ház

• Flat/apartment - Lakás

• Street - Utca

• Road - Út

• Airport - Repülőtér

• Station - Állomás

• Bridge - Híd

• Hotel - Szálloda

• Restaurant - Étterem

• Farm - Tanya

• Court - Bíróság, Törvényszék

• School - Iskola

• Office - Hivatal, iroda

• Room - Szoba

• Town - Város

• University - Egyetem

• Nightclub - Éjszakai mulató

• Park - Park

• Bar - Bár

• Shop - Bolt

• Bank - Bank

• Cinema - Mozi

• Library - Könyvtár

• Hospital - Kórház

• Church - Templom

• Market - Piac

• Countryside - Vidék

• Building - Épület

• Space - Űr

• Supermarket - Bevásárlóközpont

• Police station - Rendőrség