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.
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
coudoyer - to mix with, rub elbows
Il est né pauvre, mais comme adulte il coudoiesouvent le luxe effréné des hautes classes.
He was born poor, butas an adultheoftenrubs shoulders withtheunbridled luxuryof the upper classes.
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