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.
Thursday, January 5, 2006
un tire-bouchon - a corkscrew
Vous pouvez ouvrir une bouteille de vin avec un tire-bouchon, mais vous pouvez également crever les yeux de quelqu'un.
You can open a bottle of wine with a corkscrew, but you can also put someone's eyes out with it.
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