Klarinet Archive - Posting 000318.txt from 2010/09

From: David B. Niethamer <dniethamer@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] French term in Francaix work
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:51:35 -0400

Someone asked about the term below found in a work of Francaix. I asked my =
favorite French student to help, and she provided the following:

> "Fr=F4ler" means to touch lightly or to brush by, so "Fr=F4ler la mort" m=
eans "to have a brush with death" or to almost die, for example.
> Someone who is a "fr=F4leur," then, would be (as a noun) someone who perf=
orms the action of the verb "fr=F4ler," who lightly touches or brushes by s=
omething. Or, "fr=F4leur" could be an adjective, which would most likely me=
an "lightly."
> =

> In my favorite french dictionary, "Fr=F4leur" is defined as "Qui fr=F4le"=
as a noun/adjective, or also "L'homme qui fr=F4le les femmes parce qu'il y=
trouve un plaisir sexuel" (not appropriate for music...haha) -- so I'm gue=
ssing that what I said above is right. "Lightly" or "With a light touch."

BTW, for the list etiquette Nazis, I have her permission to share this.

DN

David B. Niethamer
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