by Alliance Française | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog
Have you read La femme au carnet rouge by Antoine Laurain? It is a contemporary fiction which Martine read with her Wednesday evening class this Spring. Here is the outline of the story: A woman, Laure, is attacked late at night and her handbag is stolen (on lui vole...
by Alliance Française | Jul 29, 2017 | Blog
A few weeks ago, Martine wrote a blog with her student, Robin, about the modern play, La Vérité by Florian Zeller, here is a reminder about the story line: Michel has an affair (une aventure) with Alice who is the wife of his best friend, Paul. We know that this is...
by Alliance Française | Jul 16, 2017 | Blog
Did you think the creatures and characters of Harry Potter were the same in French? Think again! Translators have done a good job of trying to convey the puns (les jeux de mots) in the famous best seller (un livre à succès, but we often use the English word best...
by Alliance Française | Jun 29, 2017 | Blog
Sitting here surrounded by cardboard boxes, I have decided to procrastinate instead and share with you some useful vocabulary if you are moving house in France, or surrounded by a French spouse/in-laws/friends/neighbours… The first step of course is to find the...
by Alliance Française | Jun 26, 2017 | Blog
This weekend saw the celebration of 70 years twinning ( le jumelage) between Bristol Bordeaux and Hanover. People took part in two games for the occasion: they had to translate some false friends (faux amis) such as: une journée: a day, not a journey une librairie: a...
