Envie, nf : longing, desire, wish, urge, craving; envy, jealousy. Avec envie, prép + nf : longingly. Avoir envie de, loc v : to feel like (+ a noun, or + a verb). Avoir envie de faire, loc v : to feel like doing something. The French word « envie » looks almost the same […]
Comprendre, vtr : to understand, to have a grasp, to include. Tous nos élèves comprennent l’anglais. All our students understand English. Il ne comprend pas du tout la musique classique. He doesn’t get classical music at all. En France, le prix comprend la taxe. In France, the price includes the tax.
Did you know that France will celebrate La Fête Nationale (Bastille Day) on Monday, July 14? France’s fête nationale commemorates the storming of La Bastille on 14 July 1789, which was the beginning of the French Revolution. Only English speakers call it Bastille Day. In France, it is more commonly known as Quatorze Juillet (referring […]
Bonjour ! If you read the recent « Quelque chose d’amusant… » (Sat. 07.05.2025), you know that Paris has been experiencing a heatwave (une canicule)… 101°F… that’s really hot in a city with so much concrete. In early September 2023, we were in Paris for our anniversary… what a delight! However, there was a heatwave […]
Coucou les amis, Something fun! This week, I made Madeleines and French Salted Carmel Ice Cream! So delicious! I’m thinking to offer a holiday Madeleine decorating class this fall … along with French Hot Chocolate. If you are interested, just let me know… it would be so fun and beyond delicious! Click here for my […]
Did you know that Paris has experienced a heatwave over the last two weeks? Now that’s not very fun… but Paris Plages is so fun!! And it starts today!! What is Paris Plages? Over about an eight week period each summer, Paris brings in sand and places it along the Seine, and other locations, for […]
Paris Normandie, 3 Jul 2025, par Victorien Cosson, Journaliste stagiaire redaction.rouen@paris-normandie.fr À la découverte des oeuvres du musée mobile La Londe. Des oeuvres du Centre Pompidou ont été installées dans le MuMO, un musée mobile qui amorce sa tournée d’été dans la métropole de Rouen. Première escale à La Londe. *** Paris Normandie, 3 Jul […]
Déception, nf : disappointment, disillusion. The French word « déception » looks almost the same as the English word “deception.” The most common meaning of “deception” in English refers to “deceit or dishonesty,” “a ruse or a hoax,” “something that deceives or is intended to deceive.” In French, « déception » means “a disappointment or […]
Canicule, nf : heatwave, intense heat, high temperatures. Saviez-vous que Paris a connu une canicule ces deux dernières semaines ? Did you know that Paris experienced a heatwave during the last two weeks? Pendant la canicule, il est recommandé de bien s’hydrater et de limiter ses efforts physiques. During a heatwave, it is advisable to […]
Did you know that words that end in -ion are often the same in French and English? And typically, if a word ends in -ion, it is a feminine noun in French. How convenient for those of us who enjoy speaking French! Most of these true cognates, where the spelling and meaning are the same, […]
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