Tag Archives: French language
Hugs & Kisses from France Posted by Tim Hildreth on Nov 2, 2021
I went down a little bit of a rabbit hole this week after I realized that the French word embrasser – which I’ve always known to mean kiss – literally means to take in one’s arms (see the word bras/arm right there in the word!). And when you dig in a bit, there’s a lot more to hugs &…
French Vehicles Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 26, 2021
I’ve written about transportation before … and I’ve also written about the efforts that cities like Paris are making to reduce their presence in their midst, but I realized recently that I’ve never done a review of basic French vocabulary for les véhicules. French vehicles Les véhicules Vehicles Les véhicules à deux roues Two-wheeled vehicles La…
AOP’s vs. Nutri-Score Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 19, 2021
I came across a story for all you foodies out there – a news story especially of interest to those of you (us!) who love to eat but also care about your health. Discussions set to be held today (mardi, 19 octobre, 2021) will pit some of Europe’s most recognized AOP’s against a European-wide Nutri-Score…
At the French zoo Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 12, 2021
Not everyone is down with zoos these days. But for some people, a well-run local parc zoologiqueis the closest that they will ever come to seeing and learning about different animaux. Since 1934, Parisians have been able to experience a variety of animaux sauvages by visiting the Parc Zoologique de Vincennes (commonly known as the zoo de…
A French Geography Lesson Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jul 6, 2021
As vacation season arrives – in this very strange (almost, hopefully!) post-Covid world – it seemed like a good to time to trot out some useful vocabulary. So this week it’s time for a French geography lesson. A French Geography Lesson With apologies to anyone who associates geography lessons with school, the common terms below…
Lupin redux Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 15, 2021
It’s back! After a brief six month break, Season Two of the series that reintroduced Marcel Leblanc’s gentleman cambrioleur to the world has landed on Netflix. Lupin Season One’s short five-episode run ended with a real cliffhanger. Without giving anything away, I’ll just say that la saison deux wastes no time diving right back into the…
Its just too nice to work Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 8, 2021
After a few too many weekends pluvieux, I was thrilled to wake up this Saturday to un beau ciel tout bleu et un grand soleil. On a day like that its hard to get anything done because its just too nice to work! Il fait trop beau pour travailler The weather got me thinking about…