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After this it is easy to teach the falcon to strike at game, always remembering to _'faire courtoisie á l'oiseau'_, that is, to allow the bird to taste the quarry. "
The King in Yellow 1899
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At this time last year, I sent you "Pour faire le portrait d'un oiseau" (Jacques Prévert), without having the slightest idea your Mum was "une artiste peintre"!
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Molly's "oiseau de paradis" (m) = bird of paradise
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'Femmes et oiseau dans la nuit' (1947) by Joan Mir
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Some depended on verbal codes (“chien oiseau” meant “200 cases arrived and landed”), some were numerical (“02716–22699” denoted “boat in trouble”).
LAST CALL DANIEL OKRENT 2010
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Some depended on verbal codes (“chien oiseau” meant “200 cases arrived and landed”), some were numerical (“02716–22699” denoted “boat in trouble”).
LAST CALL DANIEL OKRENT 2010
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"I have an appetite like a petit oiseau* ..." he apologizes.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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"I have an appetite like a petit oiseau* ..." he apologizes.
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"I have an appetite like a petit oiseau* ..." he apologizes.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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October 27, 2008 at 11:25 am bonjour et bienvenue oiseau, mon NOMmee
sorry u must be dis tall - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
garyth123 commented on the word oiseau
The shortest word in the French language to contain all the vowels. Cf eunoia.
January 25, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word oiseau
L'oiseau Royale (Royal Bird) is a really nice tune.
January 26, 2009