How To Use Poilu In A Sentence
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There is never a man turned away from its doors, for where is the "poilu" or where is the "Tommy" who is not always ready with a smile and a laugh and a song?
Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France
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What is the slang meaning of the French word "poilu"?
June 2007
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The film even showed Porter in the uniform of the French Foreign Legion, as gritty and gung-ho as a poilu.
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This was not the destination of Nevinson's poilus - over 1,000,000 of whom would become casualties in the first five months of the war alone.
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Do you know of any terms, expressions, or other meanings of today's word "poilu
French Word-A-Day
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After decades of rejection as a symbol of outdated patriotism, the poilu (French slang for infantryman) has become a cultural icon in recent years, celebrated in films like "Joyeux Noel" (2005) and in books like "Lettres des Poilus," which has sold more than 300,000 copies since publication in 1998.
Collectors Vie For World War I Memorabilia
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The poilu was a middle-aged man, and very drunk on some foul spirit which he had bought in a low cafe down by the river.
Now It Can Be Told
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And sometimes the poilu is a little confused, writing a charming letter of thanks to "Monsieur Lafayette" himself.
Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy
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The principal grief of the Poilus appeared to be that a shell two or three days before had destroyed the store of the great "dragee
The White Road to Verdun
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The French poilus accepted and respected that American icon.
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Her poilu is her beau ideal of faith and courage, of patriotism and devotion to the principles of human rights, of cheerfulness and hopefulness, of invincibility in that his cause is just.
Foch the Man
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Some important themes featured in this collection are disease and wartime, the image of the German, the “poilu,” or French soldier, bank loans, Marianne (a symbol of victory), allegiance with the United States, the “ghost army” and women and children.
Archive 2008-04-01
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Then in 2008 an official ceremony was held to mark the death of Lazare Ponticelli, the "last poilu.
Collectors Vie For World War I Memorabilia
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It coincides with a large number of books and exhibitions about the poilus, as French soldiers in the great war were known.
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In contrast with the pre-1914 view that the French soldier, with his singular élan, performed best in the attack, they took the doggedness of the poilu in defence at Verdun in 1916 as their guide.
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French poilus (infantrymen) showed signs that they might follow suit.
Times, Sunday Times
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Four poilus join in a game of manille, that will last until night blacks out the cards.
Under Fire: the story of a squad
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And the farmer was so old and white-moustached that Kenworthy took him to be a former poilu of the First World War.
MOONDROP TO MURDER
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Yet, for men's sakes whom thy vast malison Must wither innocent of enmity, Be not withdrawn, dark arm, thy spoilure done, Safe to the bosom of our prosperity.
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