Hey everyone! For this week, I’m going to be extending our French dictionary with three new words with pronunciations courtesy of transparent.com!
penaud; /peh-nahwd/; adjective: sheepish
French Sentence: Mon chien s’est enfui de la maison la nuit dernière, mais il a dû se sentir coupable car au matin il est revenu tout penaud.
English Translation: My dog escaped last night, but he must have felt guilty because in the morning he came back all sheepish.
poisseux; /poy-soo/; adjective: sticky
French Sentence: Si tu laisses de la confiture sur la table, ce sera tout poisseux!’
English Translation: If you leave jam on the table it will be all sticky.
arnaquer; /arr-nuh-qwer/; verb: to rip off
French Sentence: La police a arrêté un couple de jeunes retraités qui arnaquaient les touristes en leur louant par internet un appartement qui n’existait pas.
English Translation: The police arrested a newly retired couple who were using the internet to rip off tourists by renting them a non-existent apartment.
Come back next week for another French lesson!
-Gabe
