un peu chétif

Depuis sa plus tendre enfance il n'a pas grand appétit, ce qui explique pourquoi il est un peu chétif // Since he was a very young, he has not had a big appetite, which explains why he is a bit puny

After a long break here is another picture. French word of the day once again brought along a phrase which I felt I must illustrate.

Same as with "a bit whiny" the phrase asks to be said with an apologetic intonation.

It seems that the chronic lack of appetite affects the size, but not the shape of these guys though.

Cave à vin

Mon ami qui habite à Bordeaux a une impressionnante cave à vin. //
My friend who lives in Bordeaux has an impressive wine cellar.

Today’s phrase is from the same source, Transparent Language, with a slight change. I was perplexed by the lack of spatial preposition à (as in à Bordeaux) in the original phrase (Mon père qui habite Bordeaux a une cave à vin impressionnante).

Google translate also thinks that à is required, so let’s have it. I am still at such a basic level of French that I can’t be sure if both variants are correct (or one of them, or none). So... let’s just concentrate on cave à vin (wine cellar), shall we?

Pictures related to cats, bottles and wine @ Shutterstock.