Can you find the English equivalent of these ‘faux amis’?
Test your French with a series of fun exercises including jokes, tongue twisters and vocab for an eclectic range of situations!
Test your French with a series of fun exercises including jokes, tongue twisters and vocab for an eclectic range of situations!
Can you find the English equivalent of these ‘faux amis’?
Un canard entre dans une épicerie et demande au patron: “Vous avez de la nourriture pour canards ?”
This French version of Abba’s ‘The Winner Takes it All’ was brought out by Mireille Mathieu in 1981, in collaboration with ABBA themselves, who both produced it and sang in the backing group.
Using proverbs in your French conversation won’t necessarily make you sound like a native but they’re good to know and can be useful.
P-O Life Mag Summer is out! The paper version disappears like ‘gateaux chauds’ 🙂 so if you still haven’t managed to bag yourself a copy, try one in the following places.
Claude Francois was an Egyptian-born French pop singer, songwriter and dancer, who wrote and composed “Comme d’habitude”, the original version of “My Way”.
Using proverbs in your French conversation won’t necessarily make you sound like a native but they’re good to know and can be useful.