Dimanche Ouest France (Côtes-d’Armor), 7 Sep 2025, par Arthur CHARLIER Pourquoi le café nous met-il de bonne humeur ? Une nouvelle étude met en avant les capacités du café à nous mettre de bonne humeur dès le matin. Boire une tasse de café permet de démarrer la journée de bonne humeur grâce aux propriétés de […]
Assister à, vtr ind : to attend something. The French word « assister » looks very similar to the English word “assist.” The most common meaning of “assist” in English is “to help, to aid, or to support.” In French, « assister » can mean to help, aid, or support, but more commonly « assister […]
Espoir, nm : hope, expectation, desire. l’espoir de faire qch : the hope of doing something avoir bon espoir que : to have high hopes that … garder l’espoir que : to remain hopeful that … sans espoir : without hope Elle a bon espoir d’obtenir le poste. She has high hopes of getting the […]
Did you know that many words that end in -ical have their equivalents as -ique in French Some examples: (this is not a comprehensive list) -ical alphabetical – alphabetique (adj) analytical – analytique (nf / adj) critical – critique (nmf / adj) dramatic – dramatique (nf / adj) electrical – électrique (adj) ethical – éthique […]
The bells of Notre Dame de Paris are amazing! I remember the first time that I heard them. It was like the most beautiful music was a part of me. Of course, I had to pull out my phone to record the beautiful sound. There are 13 church bells in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de […]
« Jeter des fleurs à quelqu’un ». Literal translation: To throw flowers to somebody. Meaning: To speak highly of someone. To sing the praises of someone. Au cours de la réunion, elle a jeté des fleurs à son assistant qui avait créé tous les cahiers pour les participants. During the meeting, she praised her assistant […]
L’Illustré, le 4 Sep 2025, texte par SABRINA RAMI «Dans la tête de votre chat»: un atelier unique à Lausanne Et si vous pouviez enfin comprendre ce que votre chat essaie de vous dire? Le 20 septembre, la comportementaliste Danaé Losada vous dévoile les clés de la communication féline lors d’un atelier interactif. Votre chat […]
Actuellement, adv : currently, right now, at the moment, at the present time, presently. The French word « actuellement » looks very similar to the English word “actually.” The most common meaning of “actually” in English is “in fact, truly, really, surprisingly.” In French, « actuellement » means currently, right now, at the moment, at […]
Contentement, nm : contentment, satisfaction, joy. Son sourire éclatant montrait son contentement. Her beaming smile showed her great contentment (or: satisfaction). Elle sautillait de contentement à l’annonce de l’obtention de son diplôme. She was jumping for joy at the news that she had passed her diploma. Son contentement devant la réussite de ses enfants était […]
Did you know that many words that end in -ary in English have their equivalent as -aire in French: Some examples: (this is not a comprehensive list) -ary anniversary – anniversaire (nm) (in French anniversaire means birthday) arbitrary – arbitraire (adj) contrary – contraire (adj) dictionary – dictionnaire (nm) extraordinary – extraordinaire (adj) imaginary – […]
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