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Top 10 Best Movie Quotes of All Times – In French Posted by Hichem on Jul 7, 2012
Everyone in the world knows at least one réplique culte (classic quote) from Hollywood movies that eventually became casual catchphrases. But ever wondered how these sound in French? Today, you’re invited to discover the Top 10 Best Movie Quotes of All Times—en Français. The selection was made in 2005 by the American Film Institute (See “AFI’s 100…
Your First Name May Be in This French “Prénoms” Song! Posted by Hichem on Jun 26, 2012
Does your name have a French equivalent, like “Oliver/Olivier”, “Sylvia/Sylvie”, “Peter/Pierre”, “John/Jean”, etc.? After the The French RAP of the PARTICIPES PASSÉS ” (The French Rap of Past Participles”), here is the tongue-in-cheek French song “Le Rap des Prénoms“ (“The French Rap of the First Names”), the lyrics of which are exclusively translated into English here on…
KEN: Le Survivant de l’Enfer (The French “Fist of the North Star”) Posted by Hichem on Jun 24, 2012
In the early 1990s, French teenagers did not exactly watch TV programs like “SpongeBob SquarePants” or “Hannah Montana”… The show you are about to discover today was then considered the ultimate dessin animé (cartoon) not to miss on French TV for the 12-year-old boys on Wednesday afternoons. And nevermind that the storyline featured some pretty violent…
The French RAP of the Participes PASSÉS Posted by Hichem on Jun 23, 2012
A French teacher from Canada has devised a fun and fantastic way to teach French grammar to her young students: A French Rap song that describes the rules of thumb of the “PP“—meaning les Participes Passés (Past Participles)! Pour plus de détails (For more details), go to: www.rapdespp.com ♦ LE RAP DES PARTICIPES PASSÉS (THE RAP…
France 2 – Ukraine 0 – Allez les Bleus! Posted by Hichem on Jun 17, 2012
Despite the unbelievably heavy pluies (rains) that flooded the stadium at first, La France has put on a great show and won 2-0 against l’Ukraine, the co-host of the Euro 2012! We hope les Bleus will achieve another great performance in two days against la Suède. In the meantime, let’s resume our “Meet the French Squad” tour…
Euro 2012: Allez la France! Posted by Hichem on Jun 14, 2012
L’équipe de France boasts several reknown names: Ribéry, Benzema, Nasri, and others. Come meet the French squad of the Euro 2012, ahead of the crucial game coming up tomorrow: France vs. Ukraine! Gardien: Hugo LLORIS: First, meet le gardien de but (the goalkeeper) as well as le capitaine since almost two years now: Hugo Lloris. Nicknamed…
Google Puts the “€” in French “€-Books” Posted by Hichem on Jun 12, 2012
Not too long ago, several French literati organizations seemed to heroically wage an “uphill crusade” against the Internet search Goliath Google, accusing it of outright book piracy. Today, the paramount motivation of these organizations appears to be more mercantile than virtuously academic. Everything else, of course, “n’est que littérature” (“nothing but literature”). Internet search giant Google…