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rayatii · 11 months ago
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So I was thinking of Manon (as in, the opera by Massenet), and I remembered some fun details that I noticed as a French speaker, specifically concerning the names of the 3 young ladies that Guillot is hanging around in acts 1 and 3 (and that Manon admires in her act 1 aria):
Poussette literally means "stroller" (as in, the vehicle you push small children in) in French XD
Javotte is Drizella's name in the French dub of Disney's Cinderella (apparently, it's meant to be a diminutive of Geneviève or something? but idk).
While it's true that Rosette is a French diminutive of Rose, it's also a word with several different meanings, including a bowknot (you know, the type of knot that shoelaces are typically tied in).
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