Today we’ll have a look at the colloquial expression se prendre la tête, which translates literally to “to take the head” and means “to get worked up”, “to let something get to you” and “to let something do your head in”. se prendre la tête to get worked up
David Issokson
Today we’ll have a look at the commonly used French adjective sublime, which translates to magnificent, great, wonderful and sublime. The Modern French sublime comes from sublimis (elevated, high, exalted, sublime) in Latin. sublime magnificent, great, wonderful, sublime Pronunciation [syblim]
Today we’ll focus on the advanced C1/C2 masculine noun apogée, meaning apogee, height, peak, zenith, culmination and hayday. Apogée comes from apogeus in Latin, which in turn comes from ἀπόγειος (apogeios) in Greek, meaning “far from the earth”. apogée apogee, height, peak, zenith, culmination
Today’s lesson explores the feminine noun la plage, meaning beach. The Modern French word plage comes from plagia in Late Latin, meaning plain or shore. la plage beach Pronunciation [plaʒ]
Today’s lesson covers the faux ami (false cognate) la lecture, meaning the activity of reading. The related verb is faire de la lecture (to read). The Modern French word lecture comes from legere (to read) in Latin. la lecture reading Pronunciation [la lɛktyʀ]