by Alain Duchesne, Thierry Leguay · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782035322715
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«Saute, paillasse !» is the dictionary of hidden meanings of French by Alain Duchesne and Thierry Leguay, in paperback (Larousse, 2004, 285 pp.).
This dictionary unearths ancient, forgotten or unsuspected meanings of common French words. Alain Duchesne and Thierry Leguay trace historical dictionaries such as the Littré and the Nouveau Larousse illustré, and recover cases like bouquin, camion, sommier and paillasse, with old engravings, anecdotes and author quotations.
The original edition bore the title La surprise: dictionnaire des sens perdus and was published in Paris. Text in French.
For the curious about the French language and etymology, with an interest in historical dictionaries and forgotten meanings.
