brouillard

A débrouillard is a man who, even when he is told to do the impossible, will se débrouillerget it done somehow.

Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

Débrouillard is what every plongeur wants to be called.

Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

This song may be the reason I love the words "brouillard" and "nuages."

unknown title 2009

Write it down while it is thick, thick as the brouillard* that covers a patchwork of grapevines on the rolling hills of northern Italy in December.

French Word-A-Day: 2008

References: le brouillard (m) = fog; demitasse (or demi-tasse, literally "half cup"); Dolcetto = a wine grape variety grown in northern Italy; bagna cauda (literally "hot bath") = a warm sauce (anchovies, olive oil, and garlic) for bread and boiled/roasted vegetables

French Word-A-Day: 2008

The Medieval Kitchen: Recipes from France and Italy le brouillard (broo-yar) noun, masculine fog, mist, smog

French Word-A-Day: 2008

Hear French: Listen to Jean-Marc recite today's quote: Download brouillard. wav

French Word-A-Day: 2008

The Medieval Kitchen: Recipes from France and Italy le brouillard (broo-yar) noun, masculine

brouillard - French Word-A-Day 2008

Terms & Expressions: être dans le brouillard = to be in the dark (unaware) brouillard "à couper au couteau" (fog "to cut with a knife") = peasouper (or very thick fog)

French Word-A-Day: 2008

Time now to jot down a few episodes from a recent trip to Italy -- before the stories get lost in the brouillard that is sometimes my mind.

French Word-A-Day: 2008