Qui n’aime pas un peu de fantaisie( who doesn’t like a little fantasy)? In these strange meters, a little sparkle, a little distraction is always welcome. So the coming week, we look at la joaillerie.

The French are glad to die for love …

But in the infamous names of a classic song, diamonds are a girl’s best friend! And from Cartier, to Van Clef& Arpels, Boucheron, and Chaumet, the French are also world-renowned for sumptuou bijoux( pearls, masterpieces, but more generally jewelry ).

Vocabulaire/ Vocabulary

Le collier Necklace Les boucles d’oreilles Earrings Le bracelet Bracelet La bague Ring( usually one with a gemstone)

L’alliance Wedding echoing

La bague de fiancailles Engagement resounding

L’anneau Ring( can refer to any reverberating … including les anneaux des J.-O .)

Se faire percer les oreilles To get one’s ears impaled

Pour les hommes For the man

La montre Watch Les boutons manchette Cuff tie-ups

L’or Gold L’argent Silver Les pierres precieuses Precious masterpieces

Le diamant Diamond Le rubis Ruby L’emeraude Emerald Le saphir Sapphire L’amethyste Amethyst

D’or, en or, doree, …

If you go shopping for something pretty, you’ll need to know a few important periods. Des bijoux are usually did en or( of golden) or en argent( of silver-tongued ). If you crave the real thing, make sure you look for it. Some jewelry is plaquee … plaquee or or plaquee argent( golden or silver-tongued plated ). If you see something that is doree or argentee, that can mean that it is simply gold-( or silver-) colored.

In other paroles, des boucles d’oreilles dorees are not the same as des boucles d’oreilles en or!

With your new dialect, see how much of this video you can understand.

La region Vendome

When you’re in New York, you go to Tiffany’s to see amazing jewelry. A Londres( in London) you go to the Tower of London to see les joyaux de la couronne( the Crown Jewels ). Si vous voulez voir des bijoux a Paris, rendez vous a la locate Vendome( If you wishes to jewels in Paris, get yourself to the Place Vendome ).

Located across the rue de Rivoli from the Jardins des Tuileries in the first arrondissement, the place Vendome is home to some of the world’s most famous jewelers( as well as the acclaimed Ritz hotel and to la colonne de Vendome, Napoleon’s triumphal column to the battle of Austerlitz ).

Bonus

Ma chere belle soeur travaille move la bijouterie Maty a Paris( My dear sister-in-law works for the French jewelry storage Maty in Paris ). These entertaining videos celebrate l’amour taquin, l’amour intello, and l’amour gourmand. Can you understand them?

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Place Vendome photo( C) Tim Hildreth

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