Month: December 2020

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Rendre l’Ame: My Laptop Died + Christmas lights in the Old Port of La Ciotat

Read to the end of the story for a helpful relationship tip ♥. Today's Word: rendre l'âme     1. to breathe one's last breath (person)    2. to stop working forever, to give up the ghost (object) Click here to listen to the following sentence in FrenchMon ordinateur portable HP a soudainement rendu l'âme.My laptop suddenly gave up the ghost. A DAY IN A … Continue reading Rendre l’Ame: My Laptop Died + Christmas lights in the Old Port of La Ciotat

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Writing

Tout va bien se passer (French for Everything’s Gonna be OK!)

Welcome to the antépénultième post of the year. Read on for less obscure and more meaningful words! (This photo was taken this morning. Do not miss the end photo of a horse in the sea also taken here in La Ciotat.)Today's Phrase: Tout va bien se passer   : everything will be alright (it'll all work out!) Click here for the sound file    A … Continue reading Tout va bien se passer (French for Everything’s Gonna be OK!)

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French for ‘Emptiness’: Il y a dans le coeur de l’ homme un vide….

Heartfelt remerciements for your responses to this award from La Renaissance Française. Your kind words are pure gold! Back now to the weekly chronicle. I'm eagerly rolling up my sleeves and I thank you for reading.  (Mince! just realized today's word (selected days ago) clashes with this opening message. Read on to find out why… and learn extra vocabulary and French phrases in the story. … Continue reading French for ‘Emptiness’: Il y a dans le coeur de l’ homme un vide….

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Alps, Bilingual Story, Driving, Jean-Marc

Le Ravin: Jean-Marc’s car accident in the French Alps

Today's Word: le ravin     : ravine, a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm… Audio File: Click here to listen to Jean-Marc read the last sentence in his story, below.A BILINGUAL STORY  by Jean-Marc Espinasse (English version follows, below) Puisque que la météo avait prévu de la neige dans les Alpes, je me suis décidé à partir tout seul ce weekend pour faire de la … Continue reading Le Ravin: Jean-Marc’s car accident in the French Alps

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Remerciement + A gold medal from the French government!

I am delighted to share with you that I will be receiving a gold medal, La Médaille d’Or des Valeurs francophones, from the French government. This is a landmark in my near 20 years of blogging about the French language and culture. Sincere remerciements to Bernard Duhaime, president of La Renaissance Française, to the American Delegation, and to the French Committee for this nomination and … Continue reading Remerciement + A gold medal from the French government!

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