Can you find the English equivalent of these ‘faux amis’?
Last year, out of 170 new words to be added to the French dictionary, a large number of them were Covid related.
Don’t miss this opportunity to poke fun at the English (and a little at the French) Stand up comedy with Ian Stephens.
There are loads of different ways of improving your French. We all learn differently, and as we grow older, one of the greatest blocks to learning is memory. And yet many of us can still sing along to new songs – and remember the words!
Check out our new look language exercises to test your French
Some useful vocabulary to help you to explain politely when a ‘plat’ is not quite ‘comme il faut’.
In Spring 1905, Henri Matisse landed in Collioure, searching for light and a new style of painting. His unconventional use of colour provoked an outrage and sparked a new artistic movement: Fauvism.
Collioure defensive – (re)discover the emblematic coastal town. Whatever your native language, you can enjoy the content and test your foreign language skills too!
Collioure défensive – (re)découvrez la ville balnéaire emblématique. Quelle que soit votre langue maternelle, vous pouvez profiter du contenu et tester vos compétences en langues étrangères !
Can you match these French idioms with their French definitions?