Archive for March, 2011
Le nucléaire civil: pour ou contre? Posted by Hichem on Mar 20, 2011
In the wake of the tragic tremblement de terre (earthquake) that devastated Japan a few days ago, an overheated debate has re-emerged on the international scene concerning the risks associated with the development of l’énergie nucléaire for civilian purposes. Many opponents of the use of this form of energy are undoubtedly well-intentioned, and are quick to point…
Victor Hugo: Au bord de la mer (At the Seaside) Posted by Hichem on Mar 18, 2011
“Au bord de la mer” – Victor Hugo Vois, ce spectacle est beau. – Ce paysage immense Look, this spectacle is beautiful. This landscape is huge Qui toujours devant nous finit et recommence ; Which always in front of us ends and starts again Ces blés, ces eaux, ces prés, ce bois charmant aux yeux…
How to conjugate the French verb pouvoir Posted by Hichem on Mar 17, 2011
When the American President Barack Obama launched his famous optimistic campaign slogan “Yes, we can”, several French newpapers labeled it as the strategic vision based on the good old proverb “vouloir c’est pouvoir“, which can be translated as “to want is to be able to.” Le jeux de mot (the pun) here was intended between…
Femme, comme… (Woman as in…) Posted by Hichem on Mar 15, 2011
In the French Blog, les femmes (women) are toujours à l’honneur (still honored), even a week after le 8 mars (8th of March.) Today, we will go through several case examples where the French word femme (woman) can be encountered. Femme, as in… la Femme Nikita * * * * Femme, comme… (Woman, as in…): Une jeune femme…
SIDILARSEN: Ancienne Étoile (Ancient Star) Posted by Hichem on Mar 12, 2011
Décidémment (it’s quite obvious), as of late, the charmingly quaint city of Montpellier appears de plus en plus (more and more) like the preeminently designated capital of French Nu Metal (and just as you’ve been duly warned last time, “nu” here is meant like the English “new”, not the French word for “naked”!) “RÉACTIVATION NUMÉRIQUE” is another album of…
Conjugaison of le verbe, “Conjuguer” Posted by Hichem on Mar 11, 2011
This week’s conjugaison post is a bit special, so make sure you don’t feel confus (if you are un garçon or un homme) or confuse (if you are une fille or une femme) about what we are conjugating here: It is tout simplement (simply) le verbe CONJUGUER, which is a verbe transitif direct, and belongs to…
The Real French Captain Sparrow: SURCOUF! Posted by Hichem on Mar 7, 2011
Brave crew of the French Blog ship: À l’abordage ! (Stand by to board!) While the personnage of Jack Sparrow remains nothing more than a Disney fictional concoction aimed primarily at entertaining the masses of moviegoers, the existence of a legendary French Pirate -or rather “corsaire“, s’il vous plaît!- who went by the quasi-onomatopoeian nickname of SURCOUF is bel et…