{"id":33263,"date":"2021-01-05T05:30:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T04:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=33263"},"modified":"2021-01-02T23:15:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T22:15:56","slug":"french-culture-pariss-new-metro-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-pariss-new-metro-line\/","title":{"rendered":"French Culture &#8211; Paris&#8217;s new Metro line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33269 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-anastasia-zhenina-1785722-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"Paris's new metro line will serve the north-west of the city\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-anastasia-zhenina-1785722-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-anastasia-zhenina-1785722.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paris&#8217;s new metro line adds 4\u00a0<strong>nouvelles stations<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">new stops, statations<\/span> between <strong>la gare Saint-Lazare<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\">the Saint-Lazare train station<\/span> and <strong>la Mairie de Saint-Ouen<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-3\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\">the city hall of Saint-Ouen<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Originally planned for 2017, <strong>la ville de Paris<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-4\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"4\">the city of Paris<\/span> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/des-transports-hors-communs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RATP<\/a> finally made things easier for people to get around the city and suburbs with the <strong>prolongement vers le nord de la ligne 14<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"5\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-5\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"5\">northern extension of the no. 14 metro line<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Paris s\u2019\u00e9largit<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"6\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-6\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"6\">Paris is getting bigger; Paris is growing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This next phase of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/france_le_grand_paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>projet du Grand Paris<\/strong><\/a> will add much needed capacity to the north-west of the city and, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr\/paris-ile-de-france\/paris\/grand-paris\/ligne-14-nouvelle-ligne-metro-c-est-du-developpement-urbain-c-est-du-developpement-economique-1905566.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St\u00e9phane Troussel, the president of the Seine-Saint-Denis department<\/a>, encourage <strong>du d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique et urbain<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"7\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-7\">7<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-7\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"7\">economic and urban development<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pour les passagers<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"8\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-8\">8<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-8\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"8\">for the passengers<\/span>, it comes just in time. &#8220;<b>La ligne 13 \u00e9tait compl\u00e8tement satur\u00e9e&#8221;<\/b><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"9\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-9\">9<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-9\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"9\">The no. 13 line was totally saturated\/full<\/span> and the\u00a0<strong>nouvelle ligne &#8220;sera dix fois plus<\/strong> <strong>pratique&#8230; et plus rapide vu que c&#8217;est une ligne automatique&#8221;<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"10\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-10\">10<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-10\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"10\">new line &#8220;will be ten times more practical &#8230; and faster since it is automated<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>It will also be &#8220;<strong>plus facile d&#8217;inviter des amis qui seront plus \u00e0 l&#8217;aise pour venir, la ligne 13 fait un peu peur<\/strong>.&#8221;<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"11\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-11\">11<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-11\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"11\">easier to invite friends who will feel more comfortable since the 13 was a little scary<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whatever the reason, <strong>que ce soit pour aller au travaille ou au centre-ville de Paris<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"12\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-12\">12<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-12\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"12\">whether it&#8217;s to go to work or the center of Paris<\/span>, the public proclaims they are\u00a0<strong>ravis de l&#8217;avoir<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"13\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-13\">13<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-13\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"13\">thrilled to have it<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nouvelle ligne 14 \u00e0 Saint-Ouen : &quot;C&#039;est un jour de f\u00eate !&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LqJa-mzyd8M?start=15&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \"><strong>Petit clin d&#8217;oeil<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"14\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"void(0)\" role=\"button\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-14\">14<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-14\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" data-mfn=\"14\">Just for fun; lit. <em>A little wink<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nWhile it&#8217;s not <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/ticket-chic-no-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the first &#8230; or even the second &#8230; time<\/a>, last week the RATP had a little fun with voyagers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leparisien.fr\/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise\/transports\/paris-le-metro-bonne-nouvelle-salue-la-fin-de-l-annee-2020-31-12-2020-8416785.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updating signs in the Bonne Nouvelle metro station<\/a> to <strong>f\u00eater la fin de 2020<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"15\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"void(0)\" role=\"button\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-15\">15<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-15\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" data-mfn=\"15\">celebrate the end of 2020<\/span>. The <strong>nouveaux panneux<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"16\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"void(0)\" role=\"button\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-16\">16<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-16\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" data-mfn=\"16\">new signs<\/span> announced\u00a0<strong>Bonne Nouvelle l&#8217;ann\u00e9e 2020 est finie!<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"17\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"void(0)\" role=\"button\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-17\">17<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-17\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" data-mfn=\"17\">Good News the year 2020 is over!<\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Pour approfondir votre vocabulaire<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This week I&#8217;m introducing a new element to my post. From time to time I come across new words, interesting vocabulary, or other related tidbits that don&#8217;t make a whole post. I try and save these for a related topic, but sometimes I never quite find the right place &#8230; So I decided to make my own place <em>to deeper your vocabulary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>L&#8217;apr\u00e8s-midi<br \/>\n<\/strong>Just when you thought things couldn&#8217;t get more confusing? I learned last week (doing a challenging <i>dict\u00e9e<\/i> from the great video blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5E3cis5nJyfuiU5_bzvIwg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parlez-vous FRENCH?<\/a> that the word <b>apr\u00e8s-midi <\/b><i>can be either masculine or feminine!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/le-or-la-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L&#8217;Acad\u00e9mie fran\u00e7aise<\/a> leans towards the masculine<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"18\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-18\">18<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33263-18\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"18\">according to a number of articles at least; the only firm reference I could find from the Acad\u00e9mie is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionnaire-academie.fr\/article\/A9A2293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this entry<\/a> in their on-line dictionary<\/span> (in their estimation the since<i> le jour, le matin, et le soir<\/i> are all masculine, so is<em> le\/un apres-midi<\/em> \u2026 ) but as the related expressions of duration tend to be feminine (<em>la journ<\/em><em>\u00e9e, la matin\u00e9e, la soir\u00e9e<\/em> are all feminine) you can also go in that direction.<\/p>\n<p>Note, that as highlighted <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/lheure-de-la-sortie-quitting-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in this post<\/a>, there is a subtle difference between the meaning of <i>un apr\u00e8s-midi (one <\/i><em>afternoon<\/em> \/ a <em>specific<\/em> afternoon) and<i> une apres-midi <\/i>(implied a passage of time\/duration; or an afternoon spent doing something).<\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \"><strong>Ce n&#8217;est jamais trop tard &#8230;<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you didn&#8217;t get to see it live, you can still view the virtual Jean-Michel Jarre New Year&#8217;s concert from Notre-Dame <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VKjFjFtKBRI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. But Jean-Michel wasn&#8217;t the only artist lighting up famous sites in and around Paris\u00a0<b>pour le r\u00e9veillon du Saint-Sylvestre<\/b>. DJ David Guetta performed live from <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9X6hH-Z1Tyw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>la cour Napol\u00e9on au Louvre<\/strong><\/a> while a whole host of artists held <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ork_YbbkJbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a spectacular concert<\/a> (complete with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-fireworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>feu d&#8217;artifice<\/strong><\/a>) from the Palace of Versailles.\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div>new stops, statations<\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div>the Saint-Lazare train station<\/div><\/li><li><span>3<\/span><div>the city hall of Saint-Ouen<\/div><\/li><li><span>4<\/span><div>the city of Paris<\/div><\/li><li><span>5<\/span><div>northern extension of the no. 14 metro line<\/div><\/li><li><span>6<\/span><div>Paris is getting bigger; Paris is growing<\/div><\/li><li><span>7<\/span><div>economic and urban development<\/div><\/li><li><span>8<\/span><div>for the passengers<\/div><\/li><li><span>9<\/span><div>The no. 13 line was totally saturated\/full<\/div><\/li><li><span>10<\/span><div>new line &#8220;will be ten times more practical &#8230; and faster since it is automated<\/div><\/li><li><span>11<\/span><div>easier to invite friends who will feel more comfortable since the 13 was a little scary<\/div><\/li><li><span>12<\/span><div>whether it&#8217;s to go to work or the center of Paris<\/div><\/li><li><span>13<\/span><div>thrilled to have it<\/div><\/li><li><span>14<\/span><div>Just for fun; lit. <em>A little wink<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>15<\/span><div>celebrate the end of 2020<\/div><\/li><li><span>16<\/span><div>new signs<\/div><\/li><li><span>17<\/span><div>Good News the year 2020 is over!<\/div><\/li><li><span>18<\/span><div>according to a number of articles at least; the only firm reference I could find from the Acad\u00e9mie is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionnaire-academie.fr\/article\/A9A2293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this entry<\/a> in their on-line dictionary<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-anastasia-zhenina-1785722-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-anastasia-zhenina-1785722-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-anastasia-zhenina-1785722.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Paris&#8217;s new metro line adds 4\u00a0nouvelles stations between la gare Saint-Lazare and la Mairie de Saint-Ouen. Originally planned for 2017, la ville de Paris and the RATP finally made things easier for people to get around the city and suburbs with the prolongement vers le nord de la ligne 14. 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