The new words of the little Larousse
● ANTISEXISM: M.M.
Opposition to sexism. This term, because of its universality, is now considered preferable by some to that of feminism, insofar as it emphasizes opposition to any form of discrimination related to sex or gender, and not only on the fight against discrimination against women.
● BIBIMBAP: N. M. (KOREAN WORD "MIXED RICE")
A dish consisting of rice, sautéed vegetables and meat, usually topped with a fried egg and seasoned with chili. Korean cuisine.
● BOBOÏSER: V. T.
1. Transform a place (neighborhood, particularly) popular by developments that meet the aspirations of bobos. 2. By extension, often pejorative. Give a bobo character (to something).
boïser V. PR. 1. Include more and more bobo inhabitants. Neighborhood that boboizes. 2.By extension, often pejorative. Take a bobo character. The chain got booized.
● COVIDÉ, E: ADJ. AND N.
Infected with Covid-19. Treating a covid patient.
● ECOANXIETY: N. F.
A form of anxiety linked to a feeling of powerlessness in the face of contemporary environmental issues
(climate change, destruction of ecosystems, multiplication of natural disasters, etc.).
This chronic fear of an irreversible ecological disaster mainly affects 18-24 year olds.
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● FLEXOFFICE: N. M. (PL. FLEX OFFICES) (ENGL. WORD "FLEXIBLE OFFICE").
(Anglicism not recommended). Nomadic office.
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● GREENWASHING: N. M.
(Anglicism not recommended). Greenwashing.
● HOME STAGING: N. M. (PL. HOME STAGINGS)
Operation of development and depersonalization of a property, in order to facilitate its sale.
● INSTAGRAMMABLE: ADJ. (FROM INSTAGRAM, REGISTERED NAME)
Said of a place, an object, a food, an event, etc., which, by its beauty or originality, is worthy of being photographed, then posted and widely shared on the social network Instagram. An instagrammable dessert.
● LOCALISM: N. M.
Doctrine advocating the proximity of economic exchanges and the refusal, in the name of ecology and local employment, of geographical diversification - or even globalization - of sources of supply.
● AWKWARD. E: ADJ.
Which makes you uncomfortable, causes embarrassment. I found his statement rather awkward.
MOCHI: N.M. (JAP WORD.)
Small spherical cake made from glutinous rice paste, usually flavored or filled with red bean paste or, in Western fusion cuisine, ice cream. Japanese specialty.
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● NUTRI-SCORE: N. M. SING. (REGISTERED NAME)
A logo affixed to the packaging of a processed food product or non-alcoholic beverage to allow for easy assessment of its nutritional qualities through colour and letter coding (from A: dark green, to E: dark orange).
This nutrition labelling is sometimes contested, in particular because it does not take into account additives, pesticides, production methods, etc.
Read alsoHow does the Nutri-score work?
● PLS: N. F. (LATERAL SAFETY POSITION ACRONYM)
Being in PLS (fam.), being at the end of strength; feel bad, be very disturbed, in all his states: At the announcement of his note, his parents were in PLS.
● PEN READYEE: N. INV.
A person who anonymously prepares or writes texts for someone who signs them. (Also called ghostwriter.)
● REWILDING: N. M
A way of protecting the environment consists in restoring ecosystems to their natural, wild character. It is based, on the one hand, on the reintroduction of extinct species (large mammals, in particular), and on the other hand, on the absence of human intervention in the subsequent evolution of these ecosystems.
● RAM: V.PR. (MAINE)
Becoming friends again. After a long quarrel, they rammed.
● VELORUTION: N. F. (OF BICYCLE AND REVOLUTION, OF WHICH IT IS THE ANAGRAM).
International movement to promote the replacement of motorized (including electric) means of transport by the use of bicycles and other non-polluting means of transport.
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Their name in the dictionary
More than 40 outstanding personalities are entering the Petit Larousse illustré 2024. Writers, philosophers, filmmakers, historians, sportsmen, scientists... How are they chosen? "The notoriety of the person and his work in France and in the French-speaking basin; the permanence of this notoriety; its legitimacy and recognition among the public, critics and peers; the universality of the work; the accessibility of the content of this work and its availability; and consistency with the values of the Petit Larousse, those of excellence, to the promotion of French culture", explains Carine Girac-Marinier, director of the dictionaries and encyclopedias department.
Actress Karine Viard. YOHAN BONNET/AFP
Among the personalities linked to the field of culture, we note the entry of Simon Abkarian, Sir Kenneth Branagh, Bret Easton Ellis, Gilles Goujon (cook), IAM, Marthe Keller, Hervé Le Tellier (Goncourt 2020), Stella McCartney, the poet Jacques Réda, Eric Ruf, actor and administrator of the Comédie-Française, Stromae, Fabienne Thibeault, Karin Viard, Michel Vuillermoz...
The writer Hervé Le Tellier (Goncourt 2020). François BOUCHON/Le Figaro
Haro on Anglicisms!
It must be recognized, each year, dictionaries are the receptacle of many English terms entered into use in France. The Petit Larousse is no exception to the rule. The "Franglais" dominates in spite of us. In the media, on the street or in the office, we hear these Anglicisms everywhere. Thus this 2024 edition welcomes new words from English or frankly English such as game space, home staging, flex office, webinar (or webinar), breaker-euse, youtubeur-euse, greenwashing, mixtape...
We came out here with the anglicisms of our objectivity. We have taken a stand
Bernard Cerquiglini, linguist
Under the leadership of Carine Girac-Marinier, director of the Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Department of Larousse, the team of the famous dictionary decided to take a stand. "We have integrated these English words. However, we have noticed a general reaction of weariness with regard to Anglicisms," says Bernard Cerquiglini, the scientific advisor of the Petit Larousse. And to explain: "This is why we chose to specify, when necessary, that these were anglicisms not recommended. We wrote "flex office" and next to it "anglicisme déconseillé", giving a French equivalent "bureau nomad". We came out here with the anglicisms of our objectivity. We have taken a stand."
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The warning "anglicism not recommended" comes up repeatedly. But there is also an "official recommendation" with the equivalent in real French, hoping to see these alternatives come into use, you never know. Among the 150 new words, it is proposed escape game for escape game, nomadic office for flex office, conference or webinar webinar, greenwashing is not recommended, it is preferred greenwashing.
Better, the Petit Larousse created a new term for those writers who write for others - they were called "nègres" or "ghost writer": the pretty word "prête-plume" was born, with a hyphen and it is invariable.
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