Tag: Travel in France

French Learning, Marriage, Wedding Anniversary

Frelon: An Anniversary with Uninvited Guests

WORD OF THE DAYle frelon (fruh-lohn)hornet RELATED EXPRESSIONSUn nid de frelons — Literally “a hornet’s nest.” Figuratively, a volatile situation in which interference may provoke anger or conflict.Les frelons de la littérature — Literally “the hornets of literature.” An old literary expression describing envious critics who disparage other writers’ work while stealing from it. A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse For our … Continue reading Frelon: An Anniversary with Uninvited Guests

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Driving, Jean-Marc, Travel

Say ride share or car share in French: covoiturage

What's your favorite way to get around France? Walk or ride? If you said "ride," then today's covoiturage tip is for you!  le covoiturage (ko-vwah-tewr-ahzh)     : rideshare, carshare, carsharing, carpool Audio File and Example Sentence: Download MP3 or Wav file BlablaCar est un service de covoiturage economique, ecologique et convivial. BlaBlaCar is a carpool service that's economical, ecological and convivial. A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE… by Kristin Espinasse … Continue reading Say ride share or car share in French: covoiturage

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