Bonjour à tous,
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Moment inoubliable au Mont-Saint-Michel avec mon étudiante Stéphanie. Passionnée d’histoire et de patrimoine, elle rêvait depuis longtemps de découvrir ce lieu mythique. Le temps était typiquement normand : beaucoup de vent, un ciel gris, quelques gouttes de pluie… mais nous avons réussi à passer entre les averses. Et honnêtement, le Mont sous cette atmosphère dramatique était absolument magnifique.
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​An unforgettable moment at Mont-Saint-Michel with my student Stephanie. Passionate about history and heritage, she had dreamed for a long time of discovering this mythical place. The weather was typically Norman: lots of wind, grey skies, a few drops of rain… but we managed to avoid the showers. And honestly, the Mont under this dramatic atmosphere was absolutely magnificent.​
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Nous étions accompagnés de mon compagnon Jean-Loup, qui adore raconter l’histoire de la Bretagne et de la région. Stéphanie lui a posé mille questions en français ! Du Guesclin, Surcouf le corsaire du roi, les légendes bretonnes… les conversations étaient passionnantes, et c’était aussi une merveilleuse façon de pratiquer son français dans un contexte vivant et naturel.
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​We were accompanied by my partner Jean-Loup, who loves telling the history of Brittany and the region. Stephanie asked him a thousand questions in French! Du Guesclin, Surcouf the king’s privateer, Breton legends… the conversations were fascinating, and it was also a wonderful way to practice her French in a lively and natural setting.​
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Le soir, après un délicieux dîner à La Mère Poulard et sa célèbre omelette, le Mont-Saint-Michel s’est vidé peu à peu de ses touristes. Quel moment magique… Nous avions presque le Mont entièrement pour nous.
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​In the evening, after a delicious dinner at La Mère Poulard and its famous omelet, Mont-Saint-Michel slowly emptied of tourists. What a magical moment… We almost had the Mont entirely to ourselves.

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À la semaine prochaine,

Camille
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1. In French, we say "dans" + the transportation inside which you ride (not "sur").
Dans la voiture, dans le train, dans l'avion...
So we use 'inside', not 'on'.
Remember this example:
Je suis DANS le train (mais James Bond est sur le train).
I am in the train (but 007 is on top of the train)
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​2. I love watching "Top Chef". Here is what I heard a contestant say the other day: "ça va venir vous boxer la glotte"... "la glotte" is the uvula, the little piece of flesh that dangles at the end of the mouth. I don’t know that it’s really a common expression, but I love it!
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​3. "Ce soir-là" = that evening
"Ce soir" = tonight
"Hier soir" = yesterday night
"Demain soir" = tomorrow night
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​4. Watch out!
"Je m’entends bien avec lui" = I get along with him
"Je l’entends bien" = I can hear him/her well
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​5. "Les Ravens ont joué CONTRE les Patriots" = the Ravens played the Pats...
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30 French Shoe Names​
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The French word for shoe is "une chaussure". It’s feminine, and usually used in the plural: "des chaussures".
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1. Des baskets (f) – tennis shoes, runners. Say the final "t"
2. Des tennis – tennis shoes. Say the final "s"
3. Des mocassins (m): loafers
4. Des derbies / des richelieus (m) – brogues
5. Des chaussures de randonnée – hiking boots
6. Des chaussures de cyclisme – cycling shoes
7. Des chaussures de + French sports name – to make it that particular sports' shoes
8. Des sandales – sandals
9. Des tongs – flip-flops (say the G)
10. Des nu-pieds – another way to say sandals or flip-flops (lit. naked foot)
11. Des sabots (m) – clogs
12. Des mules (f) – open-heel shoes, mules
13. Des espadrilles (f) – famous French cloth shoes with rope soles
14. "en cuir" (made of leather), "en daim" (suede), "en synthétique" (synthetic), or en toile (cloth)
15. Des lacets (m) – shoe laces
16. Une semelle – sole
17. Des ballerines (f) – ballerinas
18. Des chaussures plates (f) – flat-heel shoes
19. Des chaussures à talons (f) – high-heel shoes
20. Des chaussures à plateformes (f) – platform shoes
21. Des escarpins (m) – classic high-heel shoes
22. Des talons hauts (m) – high-heels
23. Des talons compensés (m) – wedge shoes
24. Des bottes (f) – boots
25. Des bottes à talons (f) – high-heel boots
26. Des bottines (f) – ankle boots. We also call them "des boots" with an English pronunciation
27. Des santiags (f) – cowboy boots
28. Des bottes de pluie (f) – rain boots
29. Des bottes en caoutchouc (f) – rubber boots
30. Des après-ski (f) – snow boots

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