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How the iPod became essential infantry kit
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/26/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...on the Western Front came to know as le cafard - a despondency and disenchantment that...array of technological means of keeping le cafard at bay hidden somewhere in his backpack...in Afghanistan are falling victim to le cafard. Having been spoilt by the incredible...
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The quirky delights of foreign phrases and proverbs
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/2/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...they would be in a "blue fury." A Frenchman feeling an American shade of blue would be said to have the cockroach (avoir le cafard), a hygienically less consoling state. Brock says the English, French, Spaniards, Italians and Germans all dislike redheads...
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Marsalis plays homage to jazz pioneer Bechet.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 11/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...orchestra underscored that wonderfully with a broad range of material. His sweet swinging side was showcased on "As Tu Le Cafard," with Joe Temperley's sturdy soprano meshing with a strolling Eric Lewis on piano, and on the variously smooth and earthy...
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Pierre Loti in Japan: impossible exoticism.(French writer)
Magazine article from: Journal of European Studies; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; L'absence de seduction d'une race, lorsque je circule parmi ses representants tres nombreux, me fiche le cafard. Andre Gide, 31 janvier 1939, Carnets d'Egypte 1. Races We very often notice Loti's racism towards the Japanese without...
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'Brotherhood of the damned': Doughboys return from the World War
Magazine article from: VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...than the Germans or our allies," according to Army Chemical Corps historian Dr. Burton Wright. "Shell shock," called le cafard by the French-a disabling state of depression-was thought to be caused by a concussion that disrupted the brain's physiology...
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Maman Brice (Lucrécia Bourdeau, ma mère) n'est plus !
Newspaper article from: Haiti Observateur; 6/3/2009; ; 700+ words
; Fini ! C'est fini ! Lucrecia Bourdeau s'est teinte, ce vendredi 29 mai, Montral, un jour de mauvais temps et de cafard, le mois de sa naissance. Lucrecia est la dernire hritire de cette longue et lointaine ligne des Bourdeau, de la terre...
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Le cure Hebert, tome 2, 1810-1888, Montreal, Editions de l'Echo, 1999, 422 P.(Review)
Magazine article from: Historical Studies; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...avec desinvolture par les artisans de la revolution tranquille, la honte de l'heritage spirituel nous a peut-etre donne le cafard du temp s present. Qui sait ? Notre perte de la foi en l'avenir pourrait peut-etre se muer en esperance, a la lecture...
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The Complete Art Hodes Blue Notes Sessions.
Magazine article from: National Review; 2/19/1988; ; 677 words
; ...Max Kaminsky, Rod Cless, Vic Dickenson, Mezz Mezzrow, Edmond Hall, & Co. This is the kind of music to hear when le cafard te penetre and when a drink is only a partial cure. Here is the warm, the rich, the meaningful music that will never be played...
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TUDOR SIGNS WITH CARDINALS BOSTON'S OFFER IS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/15/1989; ; 611 words
; ...MacKay, 33, was once general manager of Boston's Greensboro franchise in the South Atlantic League. He worked for the Oakland A's Double A affiliate in Huntsville, Ala., last season. CAFARD;12/14 NIGRO ;12/15,11:27 SNOTES15
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SABO ZEROING IN ON STATUS AS ALL-AROUND SUPERSTAR
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/20/1990; ; 665 words
; ...two or more homers in a World Series game. That is just an empty statistic to Sabo, who has had a one-track mind since the World Series began -- to bring a championship to Cincinnati. CAFARD;10/20 NIGRO ;10/22,10:44 SABO20
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