Archive for the year 2010
Le 14 Juillet and “Les 3 SUiSSES” Posted by Hichem on Jul 15, 2010
Demandez à n’importe qui au hasard (ask anyone randomly): “C’est quoi le 14 Juillet (what is the 14 of July)?”, and you’re likely to hear the answer “C’est la fête nationale!” (It’s the national celebration!) Mais encore? (What else?) “It’s to celebrate a singular event in l’histoire de France: la prise de la Bastille(the storming of the Bastille.)” And…
Banning the Burqa: Une nouvelle loi française Posted by Jennie on Jul 14, 2010
Aujourd’hui, l’Assemblée nationale (Today, the National Assembly) a voté (voted for) l’interdiction du port du voile intégral. A law banning the full-face veil, or voile intégral, has already been passed in the lower house of le parlement belge (Belgian parliament). When we discussed that law in April (The Burqa Ban in Belgium, April 30), le…
“Paul le Poulpe” predicts: La Hollande or l’Espagne? Posted by Hichem on Jul 8, 2010
The name of la vedette (the “star”) of this Coupe du Monde 2010 hasn’t been a Rooney, a Ronaldo, a Drogba, a Messi, or a Schweinsteiger. Instead, the very unlikely vedette is named “Paul le Poulpe” (“Paul the Octopus”), who is reputedly endowed with no less than neuf cerveaux (nine brains), several tentacules (tentacles), and un sixième sens (a sixth sense) to…
A Guide to Le Tour de France! Posted by Jennie on Jul 7, 2010
Although le Mondial (the World Cup) is dominating the sports press—Pays-Bas jusqu’au bout! Netherlands all the way!—it’s not the only major sporting event going on now. Le Tour de France a commencé! The Tour de France started le 3 juillet, but the world has barely blinked. If you’re not a serious cycliste, it can be…
Flashback: Coup de boule! (4 years ago, déjà!) Posted by Hichem on Jul 7, 2010
Nearly four years ago, on July 9th 2006 in Berlin, at precisely the 110th minute, Zinedine Zidane‘s last act following a longstanding heroic carrière internationale (international career) was to deliver a completely unexpected coup de boule (a headbutt) to the upper chest of the Italian player Marco Materazzi. – Where were you watching the game, and what was your initial reaction back…
Encore Rémi GAILLARD! (“Ze Very Best Of”) Posted by Hichem on Jul 2, 2010
In the videos you have previously seen of le farceur (the prankster) Rémi GAILLARD posted two days ago, the Montpelliérain (name of the inhabitants of the beautiful southern city of Montpellier) displayed only two of his many talents cachés (hidden talents): Namely his ability to infiltrate major évènements sportifs, always undetected, as well as his prouesse…
A Little Bit about Canada (in French) Posted by Jennie on Jul 2, 2010
Je ne l’attendais pas du tout—I didn’t expect it at all. Je vous ai proposé le Canada, le Madagascar et le Sénégal (I offered you Canada, Madagascar and Senegal) et vous avez massivement voté pour (and you overwhelmingly voted for)… Le Canada ! You’ve recognized la beauté du chapeau des États-Unis (je rigole je t’aime Canada !)…