Did you know that the French often use the expression “a fortnight” (or 15 days) to refer to a period of two weeks? The origin of this usage is thought to be a legacy of Roman antiquity. The Romans divided their months into 30 days, each composed of four full weeks. Some theories suggest this […]
I just returned home from a trip to see family and my very best friend. When we first met, in the fourth grade, we really didn’t like each other very much. But over a few weeks, we became best friends forever. It’s quite remarkable to me to have someone in my life that has been […]
« Un vrai tas de boue ». Literal translation: A real heap of mud. Meaning: An old car in poor condition. A heap or rattletrap. Je ne monterai pas dans la voiture de mon frère. C’est un vrai tas de boue. I won’t get in my brother’s car. It’s a real pile of junk.
Radio-Canada Info, le 19 octobre 2026, par Annabel Ouellet La bibliothèque de La Sarre lance la Semaine des bibliothèques avec un don de livres Les membres de la communauté ont pu se procurer des livres sans aucune limite, samedi, lors du Don de livres en folie. La bibliothèque municipale de La Sarre a organisé cet […]
Charger, vtr : to load, to load something up, to charge something up. charger qn de qch : to put sb in charge of doing sth, to give sb the responsibility for sth. charger qn de faire qch : to put sb in charge of doing sth, to give sb the responsibility of doing sth. […]
Succès, nm : success, hit, victory, achievement. Cet artiste a beaucoup de succès. This artist has enjoyed a great deal of success. Toutes les chansons de cet artiste sont des succès. All this artist’s songs have been hits. Ces années d’études sont récompensées par le succès. These years of study have been rewarded by success.
Did you know that to talk about “two weeks”, the French usually talk about “fifteen days”: “I’m going to leave for fifteen days on vacation”; “He left for about fifteen days”. For the history behind this usage, come back next week. En français : Saviez-vous que pour parler de « deux semaines », les Français […]
4 weeks … 200 words memorized. An interesting thing that I have noticed … a lot of these C1 vocabulary words are very similar to their English translation. That should be helpful. The only problem is remembering the correct spelling and remembering to use them. I will continue and hopefully November will go as smoothly […]
« Prendre un bain de foule ». Literal translation: To take a crowd bath. Meaning: To mingle with the crowd. Ouah, il est très sociable. Il aime vraiment prendre un bain de foule. Wow, he is very outgoing. He really likes mingling with the crowd.
Mon Jardin et ma maison, le 14 octobre 2026, par Sabine Alaguillaume JARDIN D’ARTISTE Symphonie Vegetale Au coeur du Perche, le Jardin de La Petite Rochelle fête cette année ses 50 ans. C’est une belle maturité pour cet hectare et demi de verdure où la botanique dialogue avec la poésie, dans un équilibre d’une rare […]
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