FRENCH PHRASES

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

L'art de vivre

The art of living. What we must all embrace and practice.

La fille prodigue

The prodigal daughter

La moitié

Half, as in the 50% solution. How much do you want to eat? How much should you eat? How about half?

La rentrée

Literally, the reentry, as if summer were a trip to the moon.

La vie est un movement

Life is movement. Walk daily, climb stairs, ride your bike. Get up and go!

Laissez-aller

Letting go, or giving up on oneself, something French women never do. Instead, they make the most of themselves at every age.

Le nombre de saveurs est infini

There is an infinite number of flavors

Le pain quotidien

Literally, our daily bread. Essential.

Le poireau

The Leek: the star vegetable of my book French Women Don't Get Fat and a staple of every French woman's diet. In France, le poireau enjoys almost noble rank.

Le terroir

An essential word: this is how we describe the soil conditions that give a wine its individual character

MIREILLE'S CALENDAR

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“Petits démons ”

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FRENCH WOMAN'S MANIFESTO

French women love to laugh.

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