Tag Archives: Québec
A Brazilian Sings “La Nuit de mon Amour” (“The Night of My Love”) Posted by Hichem on Jul 9, 2011
Do you think that learning and mastering French from scratch is next to impossible? Well, think again mes amis ! Here’s a shinning example of une fille Brésilienne (a Brazilian girl), who -it’s hard in this case not to think of Linda de Souza and her “Valise en carton“ (“Cardboard Suitcase”)- was forced to travel a lot during her childhood, mainly because of the political situation that dominated her…
Brave Native Canadian Rap – en Français! Posted by Hichem on Feb 13, 2011
We have seen recently that the word brave is actually a native “Gaulois“ term which made its way into today’s French. But how about “la paix des braves”? Way before the failed attempt of le General de Gaulle at quelling the Algerian Revolution, the term “Paix des Braves” (“Peace of the Braves”) was used to…
Quebec Elections Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 9, 2008
Yesterday, the people of Quebec headed to the voting booths for their provincial elections. Due to the extremely cold weather, voter turnout was not great, but a majority liberal government was elected. Besidesthe independent candidates, candidates from 9 different political parties could be found on the ballot. These parties are Action démocratique du Québec, Parti…