"The little rock" is an English equivalent of the French name La Rochelle. The feminine singular proper name originates as a diminutive for roche ("rock") and refers to the capital city of the Charente-Maritime department in western coastal France and port city on the eastern Atlantic Ocean's Bay of Biscay. The pronunciation will be "la ro-shel" in French.
La Rochelle is the name of a city.
The uncapitalized word "rochelle" means "mezzanine", but the capitalized name "Rochelle" does not exist in French, although it is present in the Atlantic port town of "La Rochelle". It comes from "roc" or "roche", meaning "rock", which is what La Rochelle's harbor is built upon.
The main language spoken in La Rochelle is French. English is also widely understood in tourist areas and among younger generations.
La vie in French means "the life" in English.
La chambre in French means "the bedroom" in English.
"la baignoire" is "the bathtub" in French.
"la sœur" is "the sister" in French.
"mother" is translated "la mère" in French.
"Reference" in English is la référence in French.
Coup de la... in French means "blow of the..." in English.
"la fête"
La femme fatale in French means "the fatal woman" in English.