Le mot du jour : “Jour de neige”
As we have enjoyed a lovely day of snow (“jour de neige”) yesterday, I thought I would make today a little list of words related to the snow \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first one to know is obviously “la neige” (the snow).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The snow itself is made of snowflakes that we call “des flocons”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“La neige” is feminine, but “les flocons” are masculine… French language \ud83d\ude43<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last but not least, the snowman is called “un bonhomme de neige” and not “un homme de neige”. So why “bon-homme” (good-man) instead of “homme” (man)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, maybe because “bonhomme” carries a sense of gentleness that goes well with the round snowy character. I guess to translate the idea in English, it would be more a “snow-chap” or “snow-fellow” than a snowman. I have to admit I have a special fondness for the French word for snowman, as I find it softer \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n Le mot du jour : “Jour de neige”As we have enjoyed a lovely day of snow (“jour de neige”) yesterday, I thought I would make today a little list of words related to the snow \ud83d\ude42 The first one to know is obviously “la neige” (the snow). The snow itself is made of snowflakes that … <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"