French Word Quotes

“Look!" Mr. Poe said, who was still too far to help but close enough to see. "Genghis has an eye tattoo, like Count Olaf! In fact, I think he IS Count Olaf!"

"Of course he is!" Violet cried, holding up the unraveled turban.

"Merd!" Sunny shrieked, holding up a tiny piece of shoelace. She meant something like "That's what we've been trying to tell you.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Austere Academy

“Soigne: Pronounced swan-yay, it is French for "elegant."
It is/was used to describe an exceptionally sexy, well-presented dish, but quickly devolved from trendy to dated and pretentious.”
― Terri-Lynne DeFino, Didn't You Use to Be Queenie B?