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Bettizpod

Bettizpod

Hi there, I'm a french native speaker and I have in mind to help people from all over the word to be at ease with french. You will find here some idioms, common french language that you will be able to use with friends, informal vocab and so forth..
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Articles : 11
Depuis : 14/02/2008
Categorie : Maison, Déco & Bricolage

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Ah... le fromage !!

Ah... le fromage !!

Apparently some of you are quite curious about cheese as a French speciality, le fromage français ! It’s true that we have so many sorts of cheese that even me (greatly addicted to cheese) cannot provide you the whole list of cheese we can find in France . I think that oversea the most famous cheese we have is “ camembert ” or maybe “ brie
Qui pour un apéro ??

Qui pour un apéro ??

Here is a new word today: apéritif The word is derived from the Latin verb "aperire", which means to open. An apéritif is an alcoholic drink usually enjoyed as an appetizer before a meal. An apéritif can also refer to a social occasion involving cocktails and a light meal without the necessity of a full meal afterwards. Apéritif is generally ta
L'île de France - IDF

L'île de France - IDF

Here is a question from Nanditha (India) who's asking me about : What is Ile de France (my teacher told me its an island :|, which is wrong, obviously. But I myself don't know what it is :D)? So Nanditha, here are some explanations : It is true that the literal translation of Ile de France est : Island of France. But I also confirm you that IDF is

Paname et les parigots !

I live in Paname :) But I could also say, in a conventionnal way : I live in Paris ! ( = J'habite à Paris / Paname ) Yes, Paname means Paris ! Paname is well accepted by most of people, it's kinda slang word but not a rude or nasty one. Actually you can use Paname quite naturally when you talk to young people or when you are a real Parisian, like

A la mode

Hey all :) I received a few questions about the expression : "à la mode" So... what does that mean?? In english or US english people use à la mode to say "with ice crem". That's a funny way to use this idiom because in France à la mode means in fact fashionable ! We can maybe consider as fashionable eating pie with ice cream :) Anyway, don't try

Step mother & Mother-in-law

Here is a question of Dave related to family bonds and how to name them in French: What are step parents in French? My text says that 'step mother' and 'mother in law' are both 'la belle mère' but it seems like that could be rather confusing.. Indeed Dave, I can understand the confusion here... I confirm you that both "mother in law" and "step mot

Une oeuvre, des oeuvres...!

One again, here is a question from Nanditha (India): What means the word "oeuvre"? The word « oe uvre » is literally translated as « Work » But if we want to precise the idea, we can consider “une oeuvre” as an artistic work related to Art. All sorts of Art, it can be painting, writing, it can be about a song, about a music, about a drawing

Many thanks to Live Journal!

I've seen that a kind person from "Live Journal" post a very nice article about my blog! The Modo if this website is: LiveJournal lets you express yourself, share your life, and connect with friends online. You can use LiveJournal in many different ways: as a private journal, a blog, a discussion forum, a social network, and more Here is the post i

Les français sont des bons-vivants!

Very often when people want to describe french behavior, they use the word " bon vivant " The Frenchies are considered as bons vivants by their neighboors, and they define themselves also like this. To be a "bon vivant" means literally : to be a good liver ... In a few word a bon vivant is a person who loves the life, and who enjoys the good things

French rules to build an essay

Here is a question from Sara, from Australia, who apparently has some troubles with the French rules about essays...: My teacher gave me a bad grade on an essay , in french of course, on the topic "Does technology make us lazy" because I put my opinion in the introduction . She told the standard form in France for an essay is that you put your opin