I was walking my faithful dog in what could only be described as monsoon conditions, and ignoring the rain, and focusing instead on an Italian podcast when I heard:- Il piatto del vicino è sempre più buono. Literally, this means … Continue reading
You have to hand it to the French. They have some brilliant expressions. I’ve just come across ‘entre chien et loup’, a phrase which describes the time of day which in English we call ‘twilight’. Twilight is the time of day, early … Continue reading
I like this expression and use it in English a lot. It happened to be todays expression (from 365 Days of French Expressions), so I thought I’d learn it in Spanish and Italian. A cheval donné on ne regarde pas … Continue reading
One of the things that I find fascinating with languages are proverbs often encapsulating some pearl of wisdom or folk knowledge from years gone by and sometimes just plain cryptic. I also love idioms, and find it fascinating how other languages … Continue reading
Sup with you? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I should probably be building an ark. I live in the south west of England, also known as the west country, and it hasn’t stopped raining. Those climate … Continue reading