>>>>> "Jose'" == Jose' Matos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jose'> On Monday 20 March 2006 11:13, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: >> I have to admit I have never seen this word. Do people really use >> it in normal discussion? Jose'> Don't you have this word (or similar) in French? Jose'> This comes from Latin, we have it in Portuguese. Jose'> Something like this old saying: "Scalded cat of cold water is Jose'> afraid" Chat échaudé craint l'eau froide. I never realized that échaudé actually meant that, probably because nobody uses it in literal sense (except maybe in some specialized fields). JMarc
