c/traditional_art · by a_person@piefed.social · 93d

Le Chemin de fer - Manet

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JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 1 pts · 92d (2 replies)

Le Chemin de fer

Literally, "the way of iron," or "the iron way."

Quaint!

Rothe@piefed.social · 2 pts · 92d (1 reply)

It means railroad. The girl is watching the trains.

JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 1 pts · 92d

I know what it means. My point is that literally the words mean one thing, and figuratively they mean another, just like lots of other expressions and definitions.

What can I say? I enjoy the process of such things...