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| Pet chickens sunning in the chicken run at Claude Monet's gardens in Giverny. |
Vocabulary
une poule: hen; mistress (slang)
se lever avec les poules: to be an early riser
se coucher avec les poules: to go to bed early
quand les poules auront des dents: when hell freezes over
ma poule: term of affection
ça roule ma poule: okey-doke
une poule mouillée: coward, literally a wet chicken
un poulet: chicken; police officer, cop (slang)
mon petit poulet: my little chicken (affectionate)
un poulailler: chicken run
une poulette: pullet; (my) love or pet
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Click on Ah Si Vous Connaissiez Ma Poule interpreted by Maurice Chevalier, 1938
N.B: Certain regions in France are noted for the quality of their chicken production: Sud-Ouest, Landes, Loué, Mayenne, Gers, Challans, but the most choice of all is the "poulet de Bresse."
Text & photo ©2011 P.B. Lecron
Hey so many of these phrases also work in English and Dutch! But not the mistress ones.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Patti, you should send us many more pics of chicken , I would like to read more about it thanks for sharing !
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