Mot du jour: déferler
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I tried saying:
Peux-tu m’aider à déferler la voile
to a French colleague but was told déferler can only be used for the spread of ideas and people. The correct French is:
Peux-tu m’aider à gréer la voile
Bonjour -
Ma correctrice d’épreuves, qui est française, n’avait pas de problème avec cette phrase. De surcroît, “gréer” veut dire “to rig, hoist” et non pas “to unfurl.”
Laura K. Lawless
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