PSA - How to Pronounce "Cheval-de-frise"

FIRST General Forum
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It’s pronounced \shə-ˌval-də-ˈfrēz. Or “she-VAL-de-FREEZE”, if you prefer.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheval–de–frise

Just saving you all the trouble in your strategic discussion today. :slight_smile:

2

Thanks! Now we don’t have to call them the “wooden plank board thingy”.

3

So “Shovel the Fries” would be inappropriate?

4

Absolutely not. :wink:

5

Second this! The future fields of events I work thank you for helping me pronounce French words to communicate with teams and Field Reset. :]

6

Well, it’s acceptable as long as you pronounce it “sho-VEL”. :slight_smile:

7

Teeter totter.

8

C.D.F. sounds good to me.

9

Cheval means horse. It’s a horse trap. Cue PETA.

10

This will forever be known to me as the fry shovel… Thank You

11

Its not “Shave all the fries?”

12

I thought it was Shuv-le da freeze

Oh well.

Spanish class will come in handy some day.

13

shevhal- deh-freeze

14

Flip-flops.

15

And of course the plural is “chevaux de frise,” pronounced she-VOH de-FREEZE.