France's own 007 and his sleek getaway car. Oh, if getting away from our villains were that easy! Read on…. TODAY'S WORD: faire de son mieux : to do one's best ECOUTEZ/LISTEN hear Jean-Marc pronounce today's phrase Download MP3 or Download Wav file Faire de son mieux. On peut toujours faire de son mieux.To do one's best. One can always do his best. WHERE TO RENT … Continue reading Faire de son mieux – to do one’s best
Screenshot from the online magazine Elle.fr – sent to me by Antonia, who discovered the French Word-A-Day blog after googling the même pas peur expression. MEME PAS PEUR = NOT AFRAIDRecently, my word journal received a surge of activity after people all around the world began to google the French expression même pas peur. The popular French expression, featured here in January of 2013, means You … Continue reading Meme pas peur – the French phrase you’ve seen all over the media this week
More behind the trenchcoat our daughter made, in today's story. TODAY'S WORD : imperméable : raincoat : weatherproof, impervious (adj) ECOUTEZ/LISTEN: hear Jean-Marc pronounce these French words:MP3 file or Wav File Imperméable. Nous sommes très fiers de Jackie pour la réalisation de son imperméable.Raincoat. We are very proud of Jackie for completing her raincoat. WHERE TO RENT IN FRANCE? Special thanks to our longtime sponsors–Marilyn, David, … Continue reading Impermeable + sang-froid in French
Dear Friends, Following the attack in Paris last night, so many people are speechless. I don't know what to say, either, and so I will share a story and hope it comforts you as it did me. Each of us will react in his or her own way in the face of terror. Don't let anybody tell you how you *should* feel. And be careful … Continue reading A Short Letter from France
In front of Smokey: just-harvested jerusalem artichokes. More about these meaningful root vegetables in today's story. TODAY'S WORD: le topinambour : jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke ECOUTER/LISTEN – hear Jean-Marc pronounce the example sentence, with topinambour, below: Download MP3 or Download Wav file Sa diffusion en Europe se développe rapidement grâce à sa culture facile, sa rusticité et sa forte multiplication végétative, même dans des sols pauvres. Il est … Continue reading Armistice or Veterans Day & France’s Wartime vegetable
Several olive trees have now been moved to make way for our 2016 vine planting. My husband and I don't agree on the uprooting of some of these trees, so this has been a rough week! How ironic to squabble over an olive tree when its very branches symbolize la paix. Read about prise de bec, in today's story column. TODAY'S EXPRESSION: la vengeance est douce … Continue reading Lovers Quarrel and Accidental Revenge, in French
Following his bike accident, Jean-Marc got his staples out Saturday and was out inspecting the fields around our home for our 2016 vine-planting. More photos you may have missed, at Instagram. TODAY'S WORD: immobilier : property, real estate ECOUTEZ/LISTEN – Hear Jean-Marc pronounce today's word and this example sentence. Download wav file or press the mp3 button: Immobilier My belle-soeur, Heidi, est une expert dans … Continue reading Immobilier, My Sister Heidi and Word of Mouth in French
