Thursday, April 18, 2019

Just a door

It's not fancy. It's just a simple door on a house in Arlempdes. It does have a pretty big knocker.

The bell is pretty cool, too.

A door knocker in French is un heurtoir (from the verb heurter, to hit) or, according to Wikipedia, un marteau de porte (a door hammer). I learn something new every day.
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5 comments:

  1. Moving with Mitchell18 April, 2019 12:17

    It reassures me that even after all your years of French and living there so long that you’re still learning words like this. It gives me hope for my Spanish. And it’s a beautiful door and a very big knocker.

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  2. anne marie in philly18 April, 2019 12:48

    "what a set of knockers!" - young frankenstein

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  3. Seine Judeet (Judith)18 April, 2019 13:29

    I love doors. This one, and its heurtoir (thanks, new word for me, too), are excellent :)

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  4. Emm19 April, 2019 03:05

    Beautiful door -- it looks almost Spanish to me.
    And more new vocab, merci.

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  5. wcs19 April, 2019 08:08

    mitch, learning another language is a life-long endeavor. It never ends!

    anne marie, twisted minds think alike!

    judy, the internet is amazing, and kind of scary...

    emm, :)

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