French Twist by Catherine Crawford

Author:Catherine Crawford [Crawford, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-345-53598-6
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2013-03-12T04:00:00+00:00

A French Frame of Mind

I haven’t done much acting in my life, except for one appearance as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof as a high school freshman, but I imagine that if I ever ventured to crack the boards, I would totally go Method (like Shelley Winters)—a conclusion I reached in my attempts to act French.

To get into the mood, I started swapping in some choice French terms of endearment when I was otherwise about to drop a “darling” or “sweetie.” Maybe it was my imagination, but I swear I was more successful saying things like: “This is the only dinner you are going to get, mon petit chou, so do not leave the table until you are truly finished.”

Here’s a chart to get you started. Feel it!

FRENCH TERM

mon petit chou

TRANSLATION

my little cabbage

USE IT FOR

sweetheart

FRENCH TERM

ma puce

TRANSLATION

my flea

USE IT FOR

boo boo

FRENCH TERM

ma crotte

TRANSLATION

my dropping

USE IT FOR

sweet pea

FRENCH TERM

ma caille

TRANSLATION

my quail

USE IT FOR

little man

FRENCH TERM

mon lapin

TRANSLATION

my rabbit

USE IT FOR

bunny

FRENCH TERM

ma chérie

TRANSLATION

my dear

USE IT FOR

darling

NO TRANSLATION: buddy

Obvious honorable mentions: mon ange, mon bébé, mon amour.

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