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 […]
Chaire, nf : pulpit, professorship. The French word « chaire » looks a lot like the English word “chair.” The word “chair” in English typically is used to refer to “a seat” or something to “sit on;” however, “chair” can also refer to “a chairperson,” “a seat of authority,” or “a professorship.” In French « […]
Plaisir, nm : pleasure, enjoyment, delight, happiness, lovely, wonderful. Je prends beaucoup de plaisir à écouter de la musique. I take a great deal of pleasure in listening to music. Ce gastronome recherche les plaisirs de la table. This gourmet seeks the enjoyment of good food. Quel plaisir de vous revoir. What a delight to […]
Did you know that one of the uses of the conditional (present or past) is to put forward information that remains to be proven or verified, as in the sentence “The children would no longer have limits and therefore would no longer know how to stay outside”. En français : Saviez-vous qu’une des utilisations du […]
We accidently stumbled on a three episode French series on MHz streaming, Les Secrets. I have to admit we watched it all in one evening. It will be leaving MHz at the end of November, so we didn’t want to take the chance of not seeing the ending. I would say that we rather liked […]
« Être habillé comme l’as de pique ». Literal translation: To be dressed like the ace of spades. Meaning: To be dressed like a scarecrow. To be dressed any which way. Oh là là … je suis désolé ! Il doit vous semble que je suis habillé comme l’as d pique. Je n’ai pas entendu […]
Libération, le 19 octobre 2026, par Julie Renson Miquel COP 17 biodiversité «Pour chaque dollar investi dans la protection de la nature, 30 sont consacrés à sa destruction» A partir de ce lundi et jusqu’au 30 octobre, près de 200 Etats se réunissent à Erevan en Arménie pour accélérer la mise en oeuvre de la […]
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