la porte = the door

We usually open and close ‘doors’ (=‘portes’).
Since 1965 we can also listen to them thanks to the combined geniuses of singer Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger.

Another link with French culture: Jim Morrison is buried in Paris at Père-Lachaise cemetery.

la douche = the shower

‘la douche’ = to be pronounced ‘dooshh’

“As seen on the ABC’s new inventors”
http://www.showersaver.com.au/
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/txt/s1305219.htm

le retard = the delay

No new french word for a few days?

‘Je suis en retard’ = ‘I was delayed’

un canard = a duck

Why a ‘pink duck’ = ‘canard rose’ today?

Maybe because it’s Mardi Gras Festival in Sydney this weekend…

Seen at Woolloomooloo swimming pool.

Le chevalier noir = The dark knight

Heath Ledger has won the best supporting actor Oscar for his performance as The Joker in the Batman movie, The (Le) Dark (usually translated 'sombre' but here associated with 'black'='noir') Knight (Chevalier).

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/02/23/1235237514731.html