Word: besoin
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 1980. My oldest brother was letting off a steady stream of terse French phrases while walking through the Iron Market. He used stock phrases, usually ending up with "Tu n'en as pas besoin" (You don't need it) to a beggar or "Je n'en ai pas besoin" (I don't need it) to a street vendor...
...journalists hoping to interview a rock star must first surmount a human barricade of dyspeptic press agents, surly managers and beefy bodyguards. Not Monaco's Princess Stephanie, who recently added the quill to a quiver of part-time professions that include swimsuit designer, model and singer (her debut album, Besoin (Need), is a hit in Europe and will be released in the U.S. next year). It seems that the dilettante Princess was smitten with Rod Stewart at a show during his latest tour and, after a photo shoot that will appear in the December issue of the American Elle, asked...