French language Words and expressions
Dis-moi pas !? La petite histoire des mots d'ici
2022
Creative, innovative, the French language in Quebec has a long history behind it. A humorous look at the surprising origins of some of the words that colour a lexical heritage dating back several centuries.
French language | Words and expressions
Episode 1
2 min
Orignal
L'orignal occupe une place à part dans le coeur de la population québécoise. Son nom apparaît d'ailleurs dans plus de 200 toponymes au Québec...
Episode 2
2 min
Enfirouaper
Selon son contexte d'utilisation, enfirouaper peut vouloir dire, entre autres, tromper, duper ou rouler quelqu'un. D'où vient ce drôle de mot ?
Episode 3
2 min
Poudrerie
Dans l'imaginaire québécois, la poudrerie évoque un climat rigoureux et hostile. Si la poudrerie comporte de la neige, le mot poudrerie contient d'abord le mot poudre, qui remonte au latin « pulveris », signifiant poussière.
Episode 4
3 min
Fale, pruche et histoires normandes
Les colons du nord-ouest de la France, et plus particulièrement les Normands, ont influencé la formation du français québécois.
Episode 5
3 min
Suisse et plaine
Au Québec, nos petits suisses grimpent parfois jusqu'en haut des plaines... Mais de quelles plaines parle-t-on ? Et quel est le rapport avec les habitants de la Suisse, au juste ?
Creative, innovative, the French language in Quebec has a long history behind it. A humorous look at the surprising origins of some of the words that colour a lexical heritage dating back several centuries.
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