Das Eichhörnchen versteckte die Nüsse in einem hohlen Baum.
The squirrel stashes the nuts in a hollow tree.Saturday, December 31, 2005
Friday, December 30, 2005
das Schloss - the castle
Das Schloss liegt innerhalb der Stadtmauern.
The castle is situated within the city walls.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
les douves - the moat [f]
Alors qu'il tentait d'escalader les murs du château, le Viking tomba dans les douves.
While trying to scale the walls of the castle, the viking fell in the moat.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
le guidon - bike handlebars; a banner
Le héros tenait hissé à la tête de son grand mât le guidon bleu et or.
The hero kept the blue and gold pennant hoisted to the top of its tall mast.
Les premières guidons modernes ont été équipés sur les bicyclettes en 1885.
The first modern handlebars were installed on bicycles in 1885.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
That's a nice pair of avocados
Word fact time! The delicious fruit the avocado does not derive from the Romance language word for lawyer but from a Nahuatl word ahuakatl which meant both the fruit and "testicle." Now you know!
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2016 EDIT TO THIS POST: According to this guy, the above appears to be only a later meaning, with the Nahuatl word originally only indicating the fruit and Spanish speakers in the 16th century adopting it for the old huevos based on appearance. So while it's true that the word ahuakatl or some later derivation was indeed used for both the food and the ol' nuts, that's just the way people use words, like saying nuts or balls or weiner. Those words aren't etymologically attached to body parts; they're just appropriated due to their physical similarity.
What's totally false is that guacamole means testicle sauce. I mean, come on.
Monday, December 26, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
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