It's all just part of the fun, I guess!

Blesser, to wound, why is the meaning so different in English? That's a good question.

OK here is what i find at dictionary.com



A wound - then blood.

And:

I'll check that out, John.

seul fem. seule, adjectif

1 alone, by oneself
2 isolated, alone
3 unique, the only

Faire cavalier seul - to act alone, on one's own
literally: to do the single horseman

Au XIXe siècle, le quadrille était une danse où l’on exécutait des figures, dont le "cavalier seul", qui était pratiqué par un homme seul. C'est en référence à cette danse que l'on emploie l'expression "faire cavalier seul", qui signifie que l'on agit sans l'aide de personne. - Linternaute Encyclopedia

In the 19th century, the quadrille was a dance in which one executed certain figures, among them the "cavalier seul" which was preformed by a solitary person. It is in reference to this dance that one uses the expression "faire cavalier seul" , which means that one acts without anyone's help."

"Être adulte, c'est être seul." - Jean ROSTAND, Pensées d'un biologiste
"To be an adult is to be alone."

jeu de patience , idiom
puzzle; esp. jig-saw puzzle. (literally "game/play of patience")

"Avec du temps et de la patience, les feuilles de mûrier se transforment en robe de soie." - proverbe
"With time and patience, mulberry leaves become a robe of silk."

"Goutte à goutte, l'eau creuse la pierre." - proverbe
"Drop by drop, water hollows stone."

" Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid." - proverbe
"Bit by bit, the bird builds its nest."

Do these sayings have English counterparts at all? It would be neat to know in which circumstances they would be used.

I'm having fun with these threads! Thanks for your work in upkeeping them!

Thank you, I'm having fun and learning at the same time. I don't think of any similar English proverbs at the moment.

Your input is really appreciated!

C’est une image de la nature en colère bleue.

L'archipel d'Hawaii est le théâtre de spectaculaires phénomènes volcaniques.

colère (koh-lehr), sing. fem. noun; anger; colère bleue, towering passion
courroux (ku-ru), singular, masculine noun, literary; anger

« Si mars commence en courroux,
Il finira tout doux, tout doux. » - proverbe
“ If March begins angrily ,
It will finish pleasantly.”

North Americans say of March: “In like a lion, out like a lamb.”

« La colère est une courte folie. » Horace
« Anger is a brief insanity. »

bon mot (bohng moh), idiome, plural bons mots

a witty remark, witticism, a witty riposte

« Il vaut mieux perdre un bon mot qu’un ami. »
« It’s better to lose a witty remark than a friend. »
A less literal translation may make better sense in English, such as, “It’s better to pass up the chance of making a witty riposte, than to pass up the chance of making a friend.” Or "Lose your witticism and keep your friend."

The art of prophecy is very difficult, especially with respect to the future. -Mark Twain
I’m not going to pay good money to join a club that lets in people like me. -Groucho Marx
I never think of the future. It arrives soon enough. -Albert Einstein
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like? -Jean Cocteau

Un bon mot- as opposed to "un gros mot" (bad word). You don't want to use bad words!!