{"id":33807,"date":"2021-06-08T05:30:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T03:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=33807"},"modified":"2021-06-07T02:04:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T00:04:59","slug":"its-just-too-nice-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/its-just-too-nice-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Its just too nice to work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a few too many <strong>weekends pluvieux<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\"><em>rainy weekends<\/em><\/span>, I was thrilled to wake up this Saturday to <strong>un beau ciel tout bleu et un grand soleil<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\"><em>a beautiful blue sky and a big sun<\/em><\/span>. On a day like that its hard to get anything done because its just too nice to work!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33813\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33813\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33813\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/pexels-mabel-amber-125457-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/pexels-mabel-amber-125457-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/pexels-mabel-amber-125457.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@mabelamber?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Mabel Amber<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/grass-field-under-cloudy-sky-125457\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Il fait trop beau pour travailler<\/h3>\n<p>The weather got me thinking about this fun song from the French musical group <a href=\"https:\/\/thegoodlifefrance.com\/my-french-music-les-parisiennes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les Parisiennes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the original <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-katty-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60&#8217;s y\u00e9y\u00e9<\/a> girl groups, Les Parisiennes were recently &#8220;reconstructed&#8221; with a contemporary and cosmopolitan line-up including the Malian model, actress, and singer <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inna_Modja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inna Modja<\/a> <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-3\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\">Check out her very fun song, French Cancan <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hdnGfzzk18k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/span>, the Franco-American actress, singer, writer and producer <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arielle_Dombasle\">Arielle Dombasle<\/a>, the Tahitian-born actress and singer <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mareva_Galanter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mareva Galanter<\/a>, and the Belgian writer and singer <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helena_Noguerra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helena Noguerra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Les Parisiennes - Il fait trop beau pour travailler (Clip Officiel)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9cJGf9HeLJk?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 width=\"312\"><strong>Il fait trop beau pour travailler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s too nice to work<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ce serait dommage de rester enferm\u00e9s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It would be too bad to stay indoors (lit. enclosed)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand le soleil brille dans tous les squares<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When the sun is shining in all the parks (lit. squares)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et sur les terrasses des grands boulevards<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-4\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"4\">Many of <em>les grands boulevards<\/em> are a result of the works of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/ever-changing-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baron Hassumann<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And on the terraces of the boulevards<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il fait trop beau pour travailler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s too nice to work<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00c7a c&#8217;est un temps \u00e0 aller se balader<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>This kind of weather is for taking a walk<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Partons dans la nature et vive la libert\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Let\u2019s head out into nature and let liberty reign<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il fait trop beau pour travailler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s too nice to work<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il fait trop beau pour travailler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s too nice to work<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ce serait dommage de ne pas en profiter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It would be too bad not to take advantage<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Laissons l\u00e0 nos cahiers et nos bouquins<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Let\u2019s leave our notebooks and our books behind<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ils peuvent bien attendre jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 demain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>They can wait until tomorrow<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il fait trop beau pour travailler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s too nice to work<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00c7a c&#8217;est un temps \u00e0 ne pas se fatiguer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>This kind of weather demands the minimum of effort (lit. is a time not to tire oneself)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Prenons vite le large et vive la libert\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Let\u2019s go far and let liberty reign<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il fait trop beau pour travailler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s too nice to work<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il fait trop beau pour travailler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s too nice to work<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Vous les gar\u00e7ons restez-l\u00e0 si vous voulez<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>You boys can stay here if you want to<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mais l&#8217;air est l\u00e9ger et le ciel est bleu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But the air is light and the sky is blue<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>C&#8217;est le temps r\u00eav\u00e9 pour les amoureux<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s dream weather for lovers<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il fait trop beau pour travailler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s too nice to work<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Nous on s&#8217;en va et on vous laisse les cl\u00e9s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We\u2019re leaving and we\u2019ll leave you the keys<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mais si vous voulez nous suivre vive la libert\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But if you want to follow, let liberty reign<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il fait trop beau pour travailler \u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s too nice to work \u2026<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>For a different take, check out the original Parisiennes in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xojrkIuYTk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this classic clip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Il fait pas partout beau<\/h3>\n<p>Sadly,\u00a0<em>its not great weather everywhere.<\/em> Last week the French city of Reims was inundated when\u00a0<strong>des pluies diluviennes<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"5\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-5\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"5\"><em>torrential rains<\/em><\/span> brought two months worth of rain in just one afternoon! Roads became rivers, blocking cars and trucks and flooding shops and basements. You can see the impressive footage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/meteo\/inondations\/intemperies-a-reims-deux-mois-de-precipitations-en-quelques-heures_4651011.html#xtor=EPR-744-[newsletterjt]-20210604-[sujet1]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this news report<\/a>.<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"6\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_33807-6\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"6\">Listen closely around the 1 minute mark. Despite the article&#8217;s title and the details below the video, the reporter seems to say that <strong>l\u2019\u00e9quivalent de deux SEMAINES de precipitation \/<\/strong>\u00a0<em>the equivalent of two WEEKS of rain<\/em>\u00a0fell, not two moths. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Eurovision<\/h3>\n<p>While we&#8217;re on the subject of songs, I need to correct a lapse in my coverage from a few weeks back. As I mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/from-earth-day-to-the-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">back at the end of April<\/a>, the Eurovision song contest was back this year &#8230; and France came in second! I totally missed it at the time so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/culture\/musique\/chanson-francaise\/video-eurovision-2021-revivez-le-passage-de-barbara-pravi-avec-sa-chanson-voila_4634131.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&#8217;s a link<\/a> where you can watch a live performance of Barbara Pravi singing her song <em>Voil\u00e0<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gbhR3dViba\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-language-time-and-temperature\/\">French Language &#8211; Time and Temperature<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;French Language &#8211; Time and Temperature&#8221; &#8212; French Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-language-time-and-temperature\/embed\/#?secret=XGy405Gpz7#?secret=gbhR3dViba\" data-secret=\"gbhR3dViba\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div><em>rainy weekends<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div><em>a beautiful blue sky and a big sun<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>3<\/span><div>Check out her very fun song, French Cancan <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hdnGfzzk18k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/div><\/li><li><span>4<\/span><div>Many of <em>les grands boulevards<\/em> are a result of the works of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/ever-changing-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baron Hassumann<\/a>.<\/div><\/li><li><span>5<\/span><div><em>torrential rains<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>6<\/span><div>Listen closely around the 1 minute mark. Despite the article&#8217;s title and the details below the video, the reporter seems to say that <strong>l\u2019\u00e9quivalent de deux SEMAINES de precipitation \/<\/strong>\u00a0<em>the equivalent of two WEEKS of rain<\/em>\u00a0fell, not two moths. <\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/pexels-mabel-amber-125457-350x233.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\/06\/pexels-mabel-amber-125457-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/pexels-mabel-amber-125457.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>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. 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