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Parlez-vous Français?: A Study of French Expressions. Posted on 28. Apr, 2014 by mtaulier in Grammar, Vocabulary Photo by International Studies Academy on Flickr Si tu veux vraiment apprendre le Français, il faut connaître quelques expressions Françaises (If you really want to learn French, you need to know a few French expressions). You aren’t going to find these in formal language books but equipping yourself with some of these idioms, colloquialisms and tournures de phrases (turns of phrase) will endear you to the French even if your thick accent betrays you.

Below are a few of the more popular French expressions along with their literal translations (or close to it) and what they mean in English. 1. Ca gaz? 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Share this Post! 14 Mind-Blowing Facts That Will Change Your Perception Of Time. Published on February 28th, 2014 Check out this astonishing historical facts, these 14 time perception related titles will definitely makes you ask your self, how I didn’t know that… 1.

France was still executing people by guillotine when Star Wars came out. Star Wars premiered in theaters in May 1977. The last execution by guillotine took place September 10th of the same year. 2. There was more time between the Stegosaurus and the Tyrannosaurus Rex than between the Tyrannosaurus Rex and you. Source: joelaudati.com The Stegosaurus lived ~150 million years ago, while the T-Rex lived only ~65 million years ago. 3. When James Avery (Uncle Phil) started on The Fresh Prince, he was 45-years-old. 4.

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Www.listverse.com This cool picture depicts a lightning storm that takes place in the middle of a volcanic eruption. 4. Www.npr.org These rare shapes are formed—under perfect temperature conditions only—when a mass of snow either falls or is blown by the wind. 5. These colorful offshoots are a large halo of refracted light, and despite their nickname, they have nothing to do with either fire or rainbows. 6. Www.en.wikipedia.org www.bbc.co.uk www.crystalinks.com They are stationary lens-shaped and sometimes multi-layered clouds that form at high altitudes. 7.

Www.travelization.net Auroras or polar lights are mesmerizing natural light display in the skies of high latitude regions. How Things Work | Bozgo. Posted by admin on Dec 28, 2012 in Entertainment | 27 comments For many thing that we all day see in our lives, we don’t know how some of that things work.

Here you can see how things really work. How a Zipper Works Illustrating Pi: Unrolling a Circle’s Circumference How a Pill Press Works How Walschaerts Valve Gear in Steam Locomotives Works How a Caliper Works How a Radial Engine Works How the Geneva Drive Works How a Hypotrochoid is Made How an Alpha Stirling Engine Works How a Sewing Machine Works How to Draw a Yin Yang Symbol Using Circles. Why the mantis shrimp is awesome. They all look the same to me SCORE 109 That escalated quickly SCORE 111 Weird Al Magic Trick SCORE 116 Mexican proverb SCORE 110 Completely unnecessary SCORE 123 Universal Animal Truth SCORE 108 uh, heh.... After graduating top of my class SCORE 192 Plot Twist! Lick, lick, lick, lick...

Proceed With Caution SCORE 135 walked into work and saw this on the message board SCORE 145. Information Is Beautiful. HERE IS TODAY. Worldometers - real time world statistics. Amazing Fact Generator. CALLIHOO Writing Helps--Feelings Table. Character Feelings You can describe your character's feelings in more exact terms than just "happy" or "sad. " Check these lists for the exact nuance to describe your character's intensity of feelings.

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