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Bilingual Story, French Destinations, Jean-Marc

Le Défi: An upcoming challenge for Jean-Marc + full story recorded in French

One of the many "points d'eau" Jean-Marc talks about in his update, below. The English version follows and the entire story is available on sound file, below. Today's French Word: "le défi"     : challenge, dare Sound File: Click below to listen to Jean-Marc read his story.  Note:  Jean-Marc repeats a few of the sentences in this long recording (where an error was made). … Continue reading Le Défi: An upcoming challenge for Jean-Marc + full story recorded in French

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More smoke–and sizzle! Calanque, Sugiton, sentier, plage naturiste, and les culs nus–scenic French vocabulary :-)

Sugiton calanque–a.k.a. "Les culs nus". I asked friends if the term was okay to share. "Ça depende…" they answered, giving an acceptable, harmless alternative ("Cul-cul" pronounced "kew-kew"). Read on, in today's story, and thanks for sharing this post with a friend. TODAY'S WORD: la calanque         : rocky inlet        : cove        : creek Try Mastering French Vocabulary with Audio MP3 Hear Jean-Marc read the following … Continue reading More smoke–and sizzle! Calanque, Sugiton, sentier, plage naturiste, and les culs nus–scenic French vocabulary 🙂

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Calanques, Seaside

crapahuter

A "crique" or little sea inlet along the littoral, or Mediterranean coast.   crapahuter (krah-pah-ew-tay)     : to clamber, crawl, trek, or yomp  Also: to plough along, to trudge, to schlepp Audio file: listen to Jean-Marc: Download MP3 or Wave file Pour accèder à la petite crique, on doit crapahuter sur les rochers.To access the little sea inlet, we have to scamper over the rocks. A DAY … Continue reading crapahuter

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Une sequelle: The aftermath or scars after an accident

One of the "séquelles" that remain after the two-dog attack on Smokey (years ago!) is that hanging tongue. Read about another, in today's story.  une séquelle (say-kel)    :  aftereffect, aftermath scar, legacy Une séquelle est une lésion qui persiste après la guérison d'une maladie ou blessure. Mot également utilisé lorsque l'on parle d'une conséquence plus ou moins lointaine qui est le contrecoup d'un évènement, d'une … Continue reading Une sequelle: The aftermath or scars after an accident

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