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"la plume" was the feather people used to write along with liquid ink in the past. The words "prendre la plume" is still in the language, as a way to say "to write", but this is becoming pompous:
je prends la plume pour te dire que ... I'm writing to say you that...
the 'nom de plume' is the name writers adopt to get their books published.
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What is the definition of the French word la plume?
The pen. Originally the feather, from which pens were first made.
What is the translation of 'la plume' from french to English?
"la plume" is feather
What is the french term for a pen name?
nom de plume
How do you say foutain pen in french?
A fountain pen is 'un stylo-plume' in French. (plural: des stylos-plumes)
What is the French for fountain pen?
A fountain pen is 'un stylo-plume' in French. Other names as 'stylo-bille', 'stylo à bille', and 'stylo' all indicate a ballpoint pen.
Traduction anglais au fil de la plume?
'au fil de la plume' is a somewhat poetic expression meaning that when writing, the words are coming under your pen
Is un stylo a fountain pen?
A stylo (also: stylo-bille) is the name for a ballpoint pen, or roller pen. A fountain pen is "un stylo-plume" in French.
What type of person would have a nom de plume?
Plume in French = pen in English, so, a 'nom de plume' is a pen name, exactly the same as an internet nickname. Classicly, however, a typical user would be an author who wished to remain anonymous.
What is the difference between le and l' in french?
'le' and 'la' are the two French words which correspond to the English word 'the'. 'le stylo' :: 'the pen' (usually, but not always, a biro) 'la plume' :: 'the pen' (usually, but not always, a fountain-pen) French needs two words for 'the' because its nouns all have grammatical gender (a feature which is absent in English). le stylo, le soleil, le violon :: the pen, the sun, the violin but la plume, la lune, la guimbarde :: the pen, the moon, the jawharp When 'le' or 'la' precede a word that begins with a vowel, they shorten to 'l' ''l'alouette' 'the lark' (NOT la alouette); 'l'opposite' 'the opposite' (NOT le opposite). So there is really no difference between 'l' and 'le' in French. 'Le' becomes 'l' when the next letter is a vowel.
What is a felt tip pen called in French?
A fountain pen is a "stylo-plume" (masculine noun) in French. "Stylo" indicates a ball-point pen. "Plume" means feather, which were used to write in ancient times, by soaking the tip (obliquely cut) of the feather in ink. The word "plume" remained when metal tips replaced geese feathers.
What is Hom de plume in English?
We suspect that you mis-typed your question."Homme de plume", interpreted as French, would mean "man of the pen" ... a phrasethat's encountered seldom if ever."Nom de plume", interpreted as French, literally means "name of pen", and is usedto denote an author's "pen-name", or the name he uses to sign his works that'snot his real name.
Where is that fountain pen store in the French market in New Orleans?
Papier Plume is at 842 Royal St.
