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  • My magnifying glass doesn't reveal an “accent aigu” on the last “e”, so, I guess the handmade tile was Not made by a man called “André” but quite possibly “Alexandre” (?) “Alexandre a fait” (then some missing words … on the missing piece at the top!)

    gateau - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • The other sites only work for the accents aigu and grave.

    bon sang - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • Le chant aigu du coq, ni le cor résonnant, si doux aux sens

    Literary translation (English) Rene Meertens 2010

  • We went to a nice restaurant in the 7th someplace, and on the menu was an entree that included "avocat hache" (accent aigu on the final e).

    avocat - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • La crise économique que nous traversons dans son caractère aigu ne doit pas masquer que nous vivons un ensemble de crises.

    Archive 2009-04-10 2009

  • Perhaps a million years ago there was a French word "forté" with an accent aigu.

    Brooks Peters: Le Mot Juiced 2009

  • The other sites only work for the accents aigu and grave.

    bon sang - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • My magnifying glass doesn't reveal an “accent aigu” on the last “e”, so, I guess the handmade tile was Not made by a man called “André” but quite possibly “Alexandre” ?

    gateau - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • If I understand correctly, empenne means feathered like an arrow; emplume accent aigu means "covered with feathers."

    Lyon in the Lap of Luxury (Fabric) Julianne Douglas 2008

  • I suppose in French the name of the shop would be l'Aiguille empenne accent aigu on the final e.

    Lyon in the Lap of Luxury (Fabric) Julianne Douglas 2008

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