Ancient Gallic dialects. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Here as elsewhere, Pennac's aphoristic style puts the ooh-la-la in Gallic shrug. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
Guy Cogeval, the exhibit's head curator, says even in the 20th century, Monet has been met with what he calls a Gallic snobbishness. From Wordnik.com. [Exhibit Challenges French Impressions Of Monet] Reference
The former, as well as his son, whom he had created Augustus, was dressed in Gallic trousers, 79 a saffron tunic, and a robe of purple. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
The Schuman Plan signalizes more than a decrease in Gallic targets; in making our top military dispositions, it would take for granted the identity of Germans with the West. From Wordnik.com. [Britain Versus EuropeThe Schuman Plan and German Revival] Reference
Had he been French, it might have been called a Gallic shrug; as he weren't, it was a decidedly English one. From Wordnik.com. [EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT 3/5: The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar] Reference
Friday and French players refused to train Sunday after striker Nicolas Anelka was sent home for calling Gallic trainer Raymond Domenech a "whore's son.". From Wordnik.com. [Variety.com] Reference
But it works quite nicely in the kitchen, where you can take a spice like star anise or ginger and tweak a Gallic classic to give it a whole new personality. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
French was only accidental, it was called the Gallic disease, "a monstrous disease," said Cataneus, "never seen in previous centuries and altogether unknown in the world.". From Wordnik.com. [Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society] Reference
I see this kind of Gallic superiority complex every now and then in the medical field. From Wordnik.com. [glue] Reference
Unrest in Gallic territories was well documented. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Masada . . . Never Again?] Reference
Energy Ltd. ( "Gallic") (TSXV: GLC) is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Siemens' global technology showcase - exiderdome - docks in Toronto] Reference
Instead, they celebrate the "Gallic" part: the stories of proud, strong natives who thrived in that era. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The maître d'hôtel is a guy named Samy Kebbab, a kind of Gallic version of Julian Niccolini - a comic opera host. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
A kind of Gallic patois mixed with German, while the true langue d'Oc, as I must know, was the language of the Romans. '. From Wordnik.com. [France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889] Reference
For Gallic schemes, gave Hastings Sov'reign pow'r. From Wordnik.com. [Quaint Gleanings from Ancient Poetry] Reference
In short, a bad moment to lose that Gallic verve at the top. From Wordnik.com. [So Long, Sarko: New Leader, Wrong Time] Reference
Another French teacher, by the by, was not of Gallic race, but that of. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
The earliest Gallic occupants of the territory at the confluence of the. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Vercingetorix being the most famous of the Gallic chieftains who fought against the Romans. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
Gloomy Gallic hyperbole aside, there's ample evidence that France just ain't what it used to be. From Wordnik.com. [Where Are You Now Charles De Gaulle?] Reference
"Those that do well in Britain," says Brousson, "tend to be big characters, voluble, quite Gallic in their attitude.". From Wordnik.com. [How boules got cool] Reference
The president's highly publicized divorce in itself elicited nothing more than a Gallic shrug; that was a private matter. From Wordnik.com. [Une Année Horrible] Reference
When dealing with Dubya, "everything is simple," the prime minister proclaimed -- inviting gags from his Gallic neighbors. From Wordnik.com. [A Friend Indeed] Reference
The taunt didn't sit well on Downing Street, where a senior British official fumed about "Gallic rhetoric" over a lost cause. From Wordnik.com. [So Much For The Vaunted 'Safe' Areas] Reference
The non-French tend to respond in almost Pavlovian fashion, raising their hackles at the slightest whiff of Gallic arrogance. From Wordnik.com. [France Blows It Again] Reference
The new advertisement shows animated Gallic hero Asterix and his merry band of warriors reveling inside a McDonald's franchise. From Wordnik.com. [McDonald's French Comic Hero Ad Sparks Outrage] Reference
She prophesies Rome's fall, which she declares will be brought about, not by the prowess of Gallic warriors, but by its own weakness. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
The most ancient corresponds to the Hallstatt period; the later to the Scythian period in the East and the Gallic period in the West. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
The French, in a fit of Gallic pride, could stick Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke in the fourth row at the Elysee Palace. From Wordnik.com. [Peace At Last. But At What Cost?] Reference
The apprehension that the sky will fall -- that acme of absurdity among the fears of our Gallic forefathers -- has entered our own hearts. From Wordnik.com. [The Simple Life] Reference
Something of the ancient Gallic enmity -- as if a derivation from that last and noblest of the Gauls, Vercingetorix -- seems to animate the. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
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