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French expression: Chercher midi à quatorze heures originally appeared on About.com French Language on Friday, July 30th, 2010 at 06:00:49.
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French expression: Chercher midi à quatorze heures
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8 Ways To Make Friends in France
Allez… Dieu Merci C’est Vendredi! TGIF, as we say every week, and bienvenue au week-end (welcome to the weekend). Weekends are made for taking a break, going out, perhaps meeting new friends… and that’s what we’re exploring today.
Voir no. 5 (See number 5)
Comment se faire de nouveaux amis en France… How to make new friends [...]
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Scherzi d’Acqua
Given the torrid temperatures this summer both in Western Europe and in North America, even adults might find themselves in search of scherzi d’acqua for relief from the heat. Literally “water jokes,” these fountains or jets of water, typically found in villas and formal gardens such as Villa d’Este and Villa Litta, are turned on [...]
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Gli Alpini – part 1
As I wrote in my last article ‘Al Passo dei Due Santi’, last Sunday my husband, my parents and I went to hear a concert given by the local Alpini choir. Gli Alpini (the Alpines) are an Italian military corps and the oldest active mountain infantry in the world. They are very popular in Italy, [...]
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Wort der Woche: Eben
The satirical German performer Karl Valentin (1882-1948) penned the following play on words:
Die Ebene ist eben eben.
What does this mean? Click on eben to find out.