This poem is hard to understand for those who have never lived in the Midi, or southern part of France, but once the hot summer days have been experienced, it makes perfect sense.
French writer and poet describes the massacre as unspeakable, its wounds so deep that we dare not mention them, in this desolate poem, ‘Oradour’.
Can you find the English equivalent of these ‘faux amis’?
Check out our language exercises to test your French
Frances’s Vigipirate plan has been triggered following the recent terrorist attack near Moscow on March 22, 2024, amidst fears of an increase in terrorist activity.
How much do you know about the origins of April Fool’s Day in France?
Our very own lovely Laura is doing a PhD and needs native English-speaking volunteers with dyslexia to take part in short, informal interviews about their experiences of education, work and travel
If the language barrier leaves you looking more like Olive Oyl than Oliva Newton John when you visit the hairdressers, pop eye, I mean pop in to see Samantha, English speaking hairdresser.
Another silly joke with French English vocabulary at the end.
Can you find the English equivalent of these French expressions which all use the verb ‘prendre’?