{"id":33321,"date":"2021-01-26T05:30:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T04:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=33321"},"modified":"2021-01-24T22:20:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T21:20:01","slug":"find-it-all-at-la-samaritaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/find-it-all-at-la-samaritaine\/","title":{"rendered":"Find it all at la Samaritaine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2005, one of Paris&#8217;s iconic <strong>grand magasin<\/strong> has been closed. But come the end of the pandemic, la Samaritaine will takes its place again and Parisians and tourists alike will be able to find it all at la Samaritaine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33327 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-pixabay-264507-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-pixabay-264507-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-pixabay-264507.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>More than just a store<\/h3>\n<p>For over a century (1870 &#8211; 2005) la Samaritaine was more than just a store. Sitting at the intersection of the rue de Rivoli and the Pont Neuf and visible from the Seine, la Samaritaine has long been an icon of Haussmannien Paris and <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">les berges de la Seine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When it opens again though, it will truly be more than just a store mixing luxury with thoughtful urban development.\u00a0 Under the ownership of the French conglomerate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvmh.com\/houses\/other-activities\/samaritaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LVMH<\/a>, the new Samaritaine will house a department store and a five-star hotel, but also offices, rent-controlled appartements, and a day-care center.<\/p>\n<p>You can see some great photos of la Samaritaine <strong>en travaux<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">under construction \/ in renovations<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sortiraparis.com\/album-photo\/88507-la-samaritaine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Quand on trouvait tout \u00e0 la Samaritaine<\/h3>\n<p>This fun retro pub highlights la Samaritaine&#8217;s most famous slogan, the inspiration for this week&#8217;s blog post title. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Culture Pub R\u00e9tro: Quand on &quot;trouvait tout&quot; \u00e0 la Samaritaine\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DTw1CmM2uFs?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<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"624\"><strong>Pr\u00e9sentateur<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Vous vous souvenez certainement de ce fameux slogan \u00ab\u00a0on trouve tout \u00e0 la Samaritaine\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>You surely remember the famous logan \u201cYou can find it all at the Samaritaine\u201d<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et bien dans les ann\u00e9es \u201970 ce<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/mon-paris-a-moi-my-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> grand magasin<\/a>,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Well, during the \u201870s this department store\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>nous avait pondu<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\">From the verb <em>pondre<\/em><\/span><strong> quelques petits <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-vocabulary-jewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bijoux<\/a>\u00a0 publicitaire\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>gave us <\/em>(lit. <em>laid, as an egg)<\/em><em>\u00a0some real gems of commercials<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>que nous nous sommes empress\u00e9s de ressortir \u00e0 l\u2019occasion du th\u00e8me de cette \u00e9mission.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>that we rushed to bring back given the theme of this episode.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>C\u2019est not\u2019(re) s\u00e9quence r\u00e9tro \u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s our retro series &#8230;<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Vendeur:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Monsieur\u00a0d\u00e9sire quelque chose ?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Can I help you, Sir? <\/em>(lit.<em> Sir would like something?)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Client:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Oui. Des clous.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Yes. Nails.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Vendeur:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Il n\u2019y en a pas.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>There aren\u2019t any.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Client:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Bon euh pince crocodile.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Well, um, alligator clips.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Vendeur:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Ni pinces, ni crocodiles.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Neither clips, nor alligators. <\/em>[French doesn\u2019t seem to make a difference between alligators\u00a0and crocodiles!]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"624\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[<strong>Outillages <\/strong>\/ <em>Tools<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Client:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Mais vous avez quand m\u00eame des outils\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>But you do have tools?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Vendeur:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Pas d\u2019outils.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>No tools.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Client:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Ah bon\u00a0? Et meubles de jardin c\u2019est o\u00f9\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Really? And garden furniture is where?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Vendeur:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Parce que vous voudrez qu\u2019on fasse les outils, les crocodiles, les meubles &#8230;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Because you think we should have tools, alligators, furniture \u2026<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>et pourquoi pas la\u00a0layette,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>And why not baby clothes?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>les sports nautiques,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Water sports,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>les produits de beaut\u00e9,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Beauty products,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>les sanitaires,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Bath products,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>la lingerie fine,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Lingerie,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>et puis quoi encore\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>And what else then?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Client:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Alors qu\u2019est-ce que vous avez\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Well then what do you have?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Vendeur:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Des clous\u00a0!<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-3\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\">Saying &#8216;<em>des clous&#8217;<\/em> or <em>&#8216;rien que des clous&#8217;<\/em> is an expression meaning &#8216;<em>nothing&#8217;<\/em> in French.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Nails!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Client:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Ben justement c\u2019est des \u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>But it\u2019s just that \u2026<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Vendeur:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Bah je dis \u2018des clous\u2019 parce qu\u2019il n\u2019y a rien ici. Il n\u2019y a rien.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Well I say \u2018nails\u2019 because\u00a0there\u2019s nothing here. <\/em><em>There is nothing.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Vous n\u2019avez pas vu le nom du magasin\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Didn\u2019t you see the name of the store?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Client:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Bah non.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Well no.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Vendeur:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Tenez. Venez, vous aller voir.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Wait. Come, you\u2019ll see.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Client:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Ici c\u2019est pas la Samaritaine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>This is not the Samaritaine.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Ah je comprends maintenant.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>Oh, I get it now.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>C\u2019est <\/strong><strong>\u00e0 la Samaritaine qu\u2019on trouve tout\u00a0!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><em>It\u2019s at the Samartaine that one finds everything!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Voix: <\/strong><strong>C\u2019est vrai qu\u2019on trouve tout \u00e0 la Samaritaine.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-4\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"4\">It&#8217;s true! You can find it all at the Samaritaine.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \">Do you find <strong>les pubs<\/strong> as useful for practicing your French as I do? If so, check out this selection of previous posts:<strong>.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-candy-commercial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A fun candy commercial and a little bit of l&#8217;histoire des pubs \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9 en France<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/a-shopping-and-a-geography-lesson-about-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shopping and a little bit of geography<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-retro-pub-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A retro tale of love<\/a> &#8230; ?<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Pour approfondir votre vocabulaire<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. In French you will find both the cognate <strong>inauguration\u00a0<\/strong>(n.f.) and\u00a0 the word\u00a0<strong>investiture<\/strong> used for <em>an inauguration<\/em>.\u00a0<strong>Investiture<\/strong>\u00a0shares a common <strong>racine<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"5\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-5\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"5\">root<\/span> with the word <strong>v\u00eatement<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"6\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-6\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"6\">Reminder: The <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-accents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accent circumflex<\/a> over the first e is likely a sign that there used to be an <em>s<\/em> in <em>v\u00eatement<\/em>.<\/span>. Read &#8211; or listen to &#8211; more <a href=\"https:\/\/savoirs.rfi.fr\/en\/apprendre-enseigner\/langue-francaise\/investiture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \"><strong>Et pourquoi pas &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c1HJV_g_iPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a little song<\/a> to accompany your <strong>petit-d\u00e9jeuner au trois terrasse de la Samaritaine<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"7\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321\"><a href=\"void(0)\" role=\"button\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-7\">7<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33321-7\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" data-mfn=\"7\">breakfast on the three terraces of the Samaritaine<\/span>.<\/div>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div>under construction \/ in renovations<\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div>From the verb <em>pondre<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>3<\/span><div>Saying &#8216;<em>des clous&#8217;<\/em> or <em>&#8216;rien que des clous&#8217;<\/em> is an expression meaning &#8216;<em>nothing&#8217;<\/em> in French.<\/div><\/li><li><span>4<\/span><div>It&#8217;s true! You can find it all at the Samaritaine.<\/div><\/li><li><span>5<\/span><div>root<\/div><\/li><li><span>6<\/span><div>Reminder: The <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-accents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accent circumflex<\/a> over the first e is likely a sign that there used to be an <em>s<\/em> in <em>v\u00eatement<\/em>.<\/div><\/li><li><span>7<\/span><div>breakfast on the three terraces of the Samaritaine<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-pixabay-264507-350x233.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-pixabay-264507-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/pexels-pixabay-264507.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Since 2005, one of Paris&#8217;s iconic grand magasin has been closed. But come the end of the pandemic, la Samaritaine will takes its place again and Parisians and tourists alike will be able to find it all at la Samaritaine. More than just a store For over a century (1870 &#8211; 2005) la Samaritaine was&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/find-it-all-at-la-samaritaine\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":33327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[316,357,432,12514],"class_list":["post-33321","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-french-culture","tag-french-language","tag-french-vocabulary","tag-vocabulaire-francais"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33321"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33329,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33321\/revisions\/33329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}