The man spoke four languages so fluently he was mistaken for a native in each. But he was not a linguist. He was a polyglot. "One is an academic, one is a Swiss waiter," he remarked.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
fourbe - cunning, deceitful, fraudulent
De gens fiers on a fait des laquais, d'honnêtes on a fait des fourbes, de francs, des menteurs.
Proud people have been made into servants, the honest into frauds, and the truthful into liars.
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