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Do you see the second pigeon, hidden in the "trou" to the left? un poireau (pwah-roh) noun, masculine
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Do you see the second pigeon, hidden in the "trou" to the left? un poireau (pwah-roh) noun, masculine
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Do you see the second pigeon, hidden in the "trou" to the left? un poireau (pwah-roh) noun, masculine
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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As a child, when feverish or suffering from “les petites maladies d'enfant”, I had to stay at home and was given hot drinks of “jus de poireau” (bouillon de poireau) → something to do with getting rid of toxins.
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As a child, when feverish or suffering from “les petites maladies d'enfant”, I had to stay at home and was given hot drinks of “jus de poireau” bouillon de poireau → something to do with getting rid of toxins.
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Bonne fête to Ravindra (and son!) in Pune, India. un poireau (pwah-roh) noun, masculine
French Word-A-Day: 2004
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Quand on dit que le poireau est l'asperge du pauvre, ce n'est gentil ni pour le poireau, ni pour l'asperge, ni pour le pauvre.
French Word-A-Day: 2004
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Quand on dit que le poireau est l'asperge du pauvre, ce n'est gentil ni pour le poireau, ni pour l'asperge, ni pour le pauvre.
French Word-A-Day: 2004
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Expressions: faire le poireau = to be kept waiting; to hang about faire poireauter quelqu'un = to leave somebody waiting about
French Word-A-Day: 2004
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Bonne fête to Ravindra (and son!) in Pune, India. un poireau (pwah-roh) noun, masculine
French Word-A-Day: 2004
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