{"id":3678,"date":"2011-02-08T23:41:45","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T23:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=3678"},"modified":"2017-10-19T13:03:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T11:03:09","slug":"common-french-words-with-gaulois-origin-part2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/common-french-words-with-gaulois-origin-part2\/","title":{"rendered":"Common French Words with &#8220;Gaulois&#8221; Origin, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>* <\/em>Caillou<em>: Pebble&#8212;<\/em>Ob\u00e9lix carrying a\u00a0&#8220;caillou&#8221;\u00a0of rather huge proportions: It&#8217;s actually called a\u00a0&#8220;menhir&#8221;!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Changer: To change<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aYTqvOq7x7k\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aYTqvOq7x7k<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>*\u00a0Char: <\/em>Chariot, or tank&#8212;As in &#8220;<em>le char Leclerc!<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"G\u00e9rard lenorman - Sur le chemin de la vie\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cy6juqCUHd8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Chemin: Path&#8212;Think &#8220;<em>Sur\u00a0le chemin de la vie<\/em>&#8221; (&#8220;On the Path of Life&#8221; by G\u00e9rard Lenorman)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zebda - Tomber la chemise\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TJR8BdJvNYg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Chemise: Shirt&#8212;Think &#8220;<em>Tomber la chemise<\/em>&#8221; (&#8220;Drop the Shirt&#8221; of Zebda, with an early cameo of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/tag\/djamel-debbouze\/\">Djamel Debbouze<\/a>!)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Ch\u00eane: Oak<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parc Ast\u00e9rix - Le Cheval De Troie\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rv8vMfAPLnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Cheval: Horse&#8212;As in &#8220;<em>Cheval de Troie<\/em>&#8221; (&#8220;Trojan Horse&#8221;),\u00a0the attraction of &#8220;Le Park Ast\u00e9rix&#8221;!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HsFmHevEazw\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HsFmHevEazw<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Cloche: Bell&#8212;And &#8220;<em>Les Cloches de Notre-Dame<\/em>&#8220;, does it ring a b&#8230;?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sB5q6sPqjts\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sB5q6sPqjts<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>* <\/em>Craindre<em>: To fear&#8212;&#8220;Je n&#8217;ai rien \u00e0 craindre<\/em>&#8220;, by Luc Dumont<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Cr\u00e8me:\u00a0Cream&#8212;As in\u00a0&#8220;cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me&#8221;!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UVc_DcgU6AA\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UVc_DcgU6AA<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Creux:\u00a0Hollow&#8212;As in\u00a0Aznavour&#8217;s &#8220;[Viens pleurer] au creux d&#8217;\u00e9paule&#8221;!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Drap:\u00a0Sheet, cloth&#8212;As in the French expression &#8220;\u00eatre\u00a0dans de beaux draps&#8221; (literally, &#8220;to be in beautiful sheets&#8221;, meaning &#8220;to be in a fine mess&#8221;!)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MISTER UNIVERS (REMI GAILLARD) ?\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KXsY2r1_9C0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Gaillard:\u00a0Strong, robust&#8212;As in &#8220;to be strong like a (<em>R\u00e9mi<\/em>)\u00a0<em>Gaillard<\/em>&#8220;!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Manteau: Coat<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Plume Latraverse - Mouton Noir\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LTpYXQABkco?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>*\u00a0Mouton: <\/em>Sheep&#8212;<em>Par exemple<\/em>: &#8220;Plume Latraverse&#8221; is\u00a0<em>a &#8220;mouton noir&#8221; <\/em>(&#8220;black\u00a0sheep&#8221;), a seasoned leader of the counterculture movement in Quebec!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Petit: Small<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Pi\u00e8ce: Piece<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Port of Shadows (1938) trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lfk5XqrovZ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Quai:\u00a0Wharf, port&#8212;As in &#8220;Quai des Brumes&#8221; (&#8220;Port of Shadows&#8221;)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Sapin: Fir tree<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>* <\/em>Slogan<em>: <\/em>Slogan (Use to mean &#8220;a troop of an army.&#8221;)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Souche:\u00a0Tree stump; or origin (stock.)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oGu1hMD43dA\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oGu1hMD43dA<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Trogne: Funny face<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Truand: Mobster<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Vassal:\u00a0Vassal<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/t0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTvAe1j4SvbVz4zlYClPY4eisybzjA-PcdBy6eaJemQJfI4p4xF\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>*\u00a0Virer:\u00a0To turn&#8212;but now it means &#8220;to fire&#8221; someone from a job!<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"240\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/02\/2914780_f260-240x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/02\/2914780_f260-240x350.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/02\/2914780_f260.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p>* Caillou: Pebble&#8212;Ob\u00e9lix carrying a\u00a0&#8220;caillou&#8221;\u00a0of rather huge proportions: It&#8217;s actually called a\u00a0&#8220;menhir&#8221;! * * * *\u00a0Changer: To change * * * *\u00a0Char: Chariot, or tank&#8212;As in &#8220;le char Leclerc!&#8220; * * * *\u00a0Chemin: Path&#8212;Think &#8220;Sur\u00a0le chemin de la vie&#8221; 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