Intermediate This whimsical collection of colloquialisms entertains students while providing insight into French-language idioms, customs, and humor. Grouped according to theme � from "Our Animal Friends" to "Speaking About the Body" to "Food for Thought" � the idioms are illustrated with humorous cartoons that provide keys to understanding the literal and real meanings.
Enrich Your French Conversation With Colorful Everyday Sayings
The grass IS greener with this proverb book, enhanced with mini-conversations on an MP3 disc Adding proverbs to your language skills opens up a whole new way for you to express yourself. But to translate commonly known proverbs word-for-word from your own language into another doesn't work and may even change meaning all together. 101 French Proverbs with MP3 Disc presents their translations and explains how to use them. Humorous illustrations help you remember the meaning of the proverbs. This enhanced edition contains a 90-minute MP3 disc with 101 dialogues, spoken by native speakers, so you can hear how these are used and practice your own use of these colorful sayings.
Il se trouve plus de 6000 rues à Paris... autant de noms et même bien davantage si on considère tous ceux qui ont disparu. D'où viennent-ils ? Comment ont-ils été formés puis déformés par les caprices de la transmission orale ? Quelles étymologies savoureuses, surprenantes, éclairantes ou trompeuses nous réservent-ils ? Les noms des rues, tracés blancs sur fond bleu, nous disent où nous sommes mais nous murmurent également où nous ne sommes plus. À leur manière, fantasque et vagabonde, il nous font pénétrer les mille et un replis de l'Histoire et nous invitent à un fabuleux voyage dans le temps.