postillon
French → English
(noun) postillion: a person who rides one of the horses drawing a coach
Le postillon faisait claquer son fouet pour encourager l'attelage de quatre chevaux.
(English) The postillion cracked his whip to encourage the four-horse team.
À l'époque des diligences, le postillon guidait les voyageurs à travers les bois.
(English) In the days of stagecoaches, the postillion guided travelers through the woods.
(noun) droplet: a small drop of saliva accidentally projected while speaking
Il criait si fort qu'il envoyait des postillons sur ses interlocuteurs.
(English) He was shouting so loudly that he was spraying droplets on his listeners.
Il s'est essuyé la joue après avoir reçu un postillon de son voisin.
(English) He wiped his cheek after receiving a droplet of spit from his neighbor.
Entry ID: fr:en:postillon · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary