Crique

It was this raciness, allied to his remarkable facility with languages and a relish for the unconventional – perhaps a distaste for the conventional as well – that led him into some of the byways of Francophone literature, including the crique-craque tradition of Haitian folk fables, which he would assert were superior to those of La Fontaine, especially to anyone who expressed the opposite view. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At a sandy Mediterranean crique* near the seaside town of Les Issambres, separated from St. Raphaël by a deep blue gulf, we closed our weekend on a rich, sea-salty note. ❋ Unknown (2005)

* References: la crique (f) = cove, inlet; en face = facing; la plage (f) = beach; un oursin (m) = sea urchin; le panier à linge = clothes hamper; l'épine (f) = spine; Rien de plus simple. ❋ Unknown (2005)

REFERENCES: une crique (f) = cove, bay; le dimanche après-midi (m) = Sunday afternoon; profitez bien! ❋ Kristin Espinasse (2007)

In a quiet crique not far from Saint-Tropez, Jean-Marc, Max, Jackie, and I shared a memorable dimanche après-midi with friends from our village. ❋ Kristin Espinasse (2007)

Few minutes later we are – to my relief – quitting the grand place and heading towards a crique creek where friends of my parents are waiting for us. ❋ Unknown (2006)

*References: la crique (f) = cove, inlet; en face = facing; la plage (f) = beach; un oursin (m) = sea urchin; le panier à linge = clothes hamper; l'épine (f) = spine; Rien de plus simple. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Thank you so much for your recaps – I’m working on a third wave feminist crique of the show specifically the 10/30 and 11/6 episodes for my mediated sexualities seminar, and your summaries are great benchmarks to jog my memory without having to continually review the episodes themselves. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Trois des sauvages se mettent à sa poursuite, mais il court plus vite qu’eux et gagne une crique, qu’il traverse à la nage. ❋ Alphonse Daudet (1868)