Sentence examples for french meant from inspiring English sources

Making his first film in French meant relearning the language and moving far out of his comfort zone.

Another more esoteric explanation from Belgium's tourism chiefs is that the name came from a linguistic misunderstanding – in old English "to French" meant to "cut into sticks".

My husband was head map reader and packer of saddle bags, while my ability to speak French meant I was most useful at explaining we needed somewhere to lock up our bikes and that we'd be gone before breakfast.

The Commission de Toponymie de Québec says that Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! is so named because in olden times "le haha" in French meant an impasse, and that there was just such an unexpected obstacle blocking a waterway near the site of the future town.

Colonization of Madagascar by the French meant the end of the Malagasy monarchy and its elaborate feasts, but the traditions of this elegant cuisine were preserved in the home, where these dishes are eaten regularly.

The French mean two things by this.

But Americans for whom French means crimes passionnels and sinfully rich desserts may be disappointed by the production's exceedingly mild taste.

But Americans for whom French means crimes passionels and sinfully rich desserts may be disappointed by the production's exceedingly mild taste.

So appropriate as Room With a View is reminiscent of Virginia Woolf's statement she needs such a place to work, and of course Vieux in French means "old".

No significant differences were found, although Brazilian ratings tended to be lower than French ones in physical well-being (French mean score 62.2 ± 21.2, p= 0.94), school performance (French mean score 51.5 ± 24.6, p= 0.51), and body image (French mean score 63.2 ± 34.3, p= 0.94).

Mean score comparisons adjusted for age and gender showed that Brazilian teens scored significantly lower in sexual and sentimental life (French adolescents mean score 65.9 ± 31.7; p < 0.001), leisure activities (French mean score 64.8 ± 26.2; p < 0.001) and relationships with friends (French mean score 65.6 ± 23.0; p < 0.001) when compared to French adolescents.