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ted (not lasso) 🐄@ted

4/2/2023

note to self — here’s a list of beautiful french phrases I’m taking back with me me since there aren’t adequate English equivalents. 1. s’entendre 2. l’appel du vide 3. avoir la pêche 4. nostalgie de la boue 5. la douler exquise 6. bricoleur du dimanche

Nat Emodi@emodi

4/2/2023

really great list. so much nuance in the meanings here

Pierrick@pierrick

4/2/2023

« Nostalgie de la boue » is a good one. I’m French and I didn’t even know about it.

Connor McCormick@nor

4/2/2023

s'entendre - to get along l'appel du vide - the call of the void avoir la pêche - to be full of energy nostalgie de la boue - nostalgia for the mud (longing for a simpler, less refined past) la douleur exquise - exquisite pain (the pain of unrequited love) bricoleur du dimanche - Sunday handyman (amateur)

Brian Kim@brianjckim

4/2/2023

not me copy and pasting into chatgpt

Mike Casey@mc

4/2/2023

l’appel du vide terrifies me — the impulse when I’m at a precipice …

Murdo@murdo

4/2/2023

My dad loved ‘on y va’, which does translate to ‘let’s go” but has a different enegry when yelled.

shoni@alexpaden

4/2/2023

@ditti gpt*^1 describe this list by providing an English narrative for each

Yassine Landa@yassinelanda

4/3/2023

Didn’t know about « la nostalgie de la boue » 🙏🏽

Nico.beb@n

4/3/2023

My favorite is 'le spleen'

Duncan@duncan

4/3/2023

Mal du pays is also a good one

MxVoid@mxvoid

4/3/2023

L'esprit de l'escalier is a good one—“staircase wit,” or, realizing the perfect retort after the opportunity to use it has passed. There was a whole Seinfeld episode about that one.

Chaotic Neutral@jayce

4/3/2023

I'm partial to "tout bien ou rien"

Ryan Anderson@ra

4/3/2023

To have the fish