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7 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S1 #23 - Who Will You Be Lucky Enough to Tour The French Countryside With?”
Wednesday at 6:30 pm
What would be the equivalent of a 2CV?
Thursday at 4:15 am
Could the expression «Tu veux que fasse un tour?» expression an invitation to go for a ride and to go for a walk? How common is it to hear that?
Thursday at 11:54 am
The french “savoir” is the origin of the English slang “savvy” (to understand). I think.
Friday at 1:02 pm
Careyxxx,
“Tu veux qu’on fasse un tour ? ” (faire un tour)
is an invitation for a ride and or for a walk. You may have to ask for more precision : en voiture ? (by car) à pied ? (on foot).
And yes this expression is really common. this is the one that we use everyday:
- On va faire un tour ?
- Allons faire un tour !
- Je vais faire un tour.
- Elles sont parties faire un tour.
About the 2CV, I have no idea it there is an equivalent.
Wednesday at 12:53 am
In my little head, I always linked the beetle (ou WV coccinelle) the German equivalent of the French Citroën 2CV.
Another family super economy car is the trabant born as well after the 2nd world war in 1957 in East Berlin.
Wednesday at 1:10 am
Hey Maxiewawa
I actually like that word savvy! I’ve never put the dots together savoir / savvy.
I learned about it about a 1 year and 1/2 ago eventhough I’ve been speaking English fluently on daily basis for 10 years!
I had to check the info and source. So that is what I found:
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SAVVY
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
savvy know. XVIII. Negro and Pidgin Eng., repr. the first word of Sp. sabe usted you know (saber :- Rom. *sap?re, for L. sapere know; see SAPIENT).
Hence sb. practical sense, nouns XVIII.
Find more facts and information at The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996.
Source: http://www.encyclopedia.com
made possible by Highbeam Research.
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SAVVY
http://www.etymonline.com
1785, as a noun, “practical sense, intelligence;” also a verb, “to know, to understand;” W. Indies pidgin borrowing of Fr. savez(-vous)? “do you know?” or Sp. sabe (usted) “you know,” both from V.L. *sapere, from L. sapere “be wise, be knowing” (see sapient). The adj. is first recorded 1905, from the noun.
Source: http://www.etymonline.com Author: Douglas Harper
Wednesday at 1:17 am
Hey Maxiwawa.
I like that word savvy and learned it about 1 year and a 1/2 ago even though I’ve been speaking English for 10 years on a daily basis.
I’ve never put the dots together savoir / savvy.
So, I had to check the info and source. Here is what I found:
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I - SAVVY
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
savvy know. XVIII. Negro and Pidgin Eng., repr. the first word of Sp. sabe usted you know (saber :- Rom. *sap?re, for L. sapere know; see SAPIENT).
Hence sb. practical sense, nouns XVIII.
Find more facts and information related to the .
© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996.
Source: http://www.encyclopedia.com
Made possible by HighBeam Research, Inc.
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II - SAVVY
Online Etymology Dictionary
1785, as a noun, “practical sense, intelligence;” also a verb, “to know, to understand;” W. Indies pidgin borrowing of Fr. savez(-vous)? “do you know?” or Sp. sabe (usted) “you know,” both from V.L. *sapere, from L. sapere “be wise, be knowing” (see sapient). The adj. is first recorded 1905, from the noun.
Source: http://www.etymonline.com
Author: Douglas Harper
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