What should I know about french cultural conventions in the context of a job interview?
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posted by valdesm
on Apr 25, 2011 -
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I saw this French cop/conspiracy/scandal movie at French camp in the 1970s. Now that I have the awesome power of the internet at my disposal, I'd like to find it again. But I can't.
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posted by dhartung
on Apr 20, 2011 -
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Please help us with French translation for an engraving on a wedding ring! Details inside.
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posted by DeucesHigh
on Apr 17, 2011 -
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I am looking for new books in the same category as Le Petit Nicolas, Gian Burrasca, and, kind of, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
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posted by bq
on Apr 9, 2011 -
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Can anyone recommend some good French podcasts? I'm not looking for language-learning programming, Just French language podcasts similar to
CBC's Spark on technology & culture,
The Moth-style personal stories, gaming a la GiantBomb's
Bombcast
, or NPR-style in-depth journalism.
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posted by Grimp0teuthis
on Apr 2, 2011 -
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Best books/DVDs/CDs/online programs for an intermediate level French speaker who wants to learn more?
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posted by shoreline
on Mar 31, 2011 -
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I'm looking for someplace to study French in the Boston area (I live in Somerville near Davis, but am at least willing to consider anything that's transit-accessible.) Adult learner, just for fun, looking for something reasonably inexpensive.
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posted by Kosh
on Mar 30, 2011 -
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My wife is reading
Les Miserables and I am reading bits along with her. Many years ago I took French in high school and am amazed at how much French pronunciation ability I have lost. Is anyone aware of any website or other reference source where I can get French names and words from the book pronounced for me?
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posted by Rad_Boy
on Mar 27, 2011 -
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[SongFilter] I want everything to do with this gorgeous, orphaned song. Unfortunately it's in French.
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posted by fix
on Mar 17, 2011 -
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My partner did not get into a French translation program. What courses should she do to prepare?
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posted by angusiguess
on Mar 15, 2011 -
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french language filter: name of song on france bleu perigord sun 13 march 5.40 am
I've posted a minute of the last bars here
http://writethinkplay.blogspot.com/
or if someone could translate for me into french that I was listening to the song on france bleu perigord at 5.40 am sunday 13 march, and would like to know the name of it. The song that played just after it was Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues. merci for any help
posted by sparkle55
on Mar 12, 2011 -
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Canadian English-French bilingualism filter: I suddenly (in 6 days) need to take a French language test that would help me in qualifying for a bilingual position in which I'm interested. Is there anything I could study in 6 days that would increase my chances of scoring higher?
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posted by analog
on Mar 8, 2011 -
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Prithee good sir or madam, hear my tale of woe and, if so moved, aid me in my quest for French Toast glory. Indulgence if you please for the 'epicness' of the tale, for a taste of this splendour deserves such a telling.
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posted by Hardcore Poser
on Mar 6, 2011 -
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Read that you can still change old French francs to euros - until 2/1012. My local bank can't do it but I will be in Paris in the future. What bank there would be the best place to do it and is a complicated process? Do I need any documentation other than the actual bank notes? Thanks for the help.
posted by jjcurtis
on Mar 2, 2011 -
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I'd like to add a Latin or French phrase meaning "from life" (i.e., short for "painted from life") to my signatures on paintings to differentiate my work from artists who rely on photos and video monitors instead of live models for their work. I'd like it to be pithy and idiomatic, and so I'm somewhat reluctant to rely on Google Translate . . .
posted by Toecutter
on Feb 6, 2011 -
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Does anyone know the name of a recent French movie( well maybe 2005) about three gangsters in Paris and a girl who gets involved with them...they ask her to video a heist for them then she becomes one of the gang. They go to Cannes, etc and have a gangsters holiday, then the big robbery they have planned goes wrong at the end (where she dresses as a high class prostitute in a blonde wig) but she ends up in a large apartment by the sea America with a piano full of bank notes
posted by sparkle55
on Feb 5, 2011 -
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French pronunciation: Schwa at the end of words that end in consonant plus final 'e'?
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posted by Paquda
on Feb 3, 2011 -
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On Saturday, I'm having a french themed cooking party. The idea is that we all cook collaboratively to make a meal together. So far we have five confirmed guests. So far we Cassoulet and Reiene de Saba (cake) on the menu. Please suggest ideas for menu items and ways to pull off the timing. I have an induction cook top with five burners, two ovens, a fairly large kitchen with lots of counter space, and most basic cooking implements-but if there's something specialized you think I should have, please share that too! Also I own mastering the art of French cooking and the joy of cooking so I'd like to stick to recipes in those cookbooks or available on the web! thanks!
posted by bananafish
on Jan 19, 2011 -
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What's the French Comics Canon? What are the books it's assumed everyone has read if you read French comics? I've gone through
this list, but doesn't really tell you which are held in esteem or are big touchstones/turning points. My reading french is at or near elementary level - short sentences are fine, huge philosophical paragraphs less so.
posted by The Whelk
on Jan 4, 2011 -
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You're the best hive for this, so if you're feeling generous with your abundant knowledge...Mind assisting with some French translations of menu items and some clarification on Haitian dishes?
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posted by sarelicar
on Dec 23, 2010 -
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Francophones, s'il vous plait, une jeune amie a besoin d'une traduction!
She wants "by any other name would smell as sweet" from Romeo and Juliet translated into French for a tat she's getting. The words will surround a rose. Her name is Juliet. My French is a bit rusty, I came up with par tout autre nom sentirait aussi bon. Any better suggestions?
posted by mareli
on Dec 23, 2010 -
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Have you ever read a story about three people who have died and are stuck in some sort of afterlife hotel room? My mom has been trying to find this book for the longest time. It's by a French author, and she read it in French. It's short, just about interactions between the people, who don't realize they're dead. Thanks!
posted by you're a kitty!
on Dec 19, 2010 -
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What did early (1900-1920) french film directors actually do? I get the sense from my research that early film directors in France were more like what one associates with producers nowadays. The "director" chose the script, chose the actors and the budget, and then left the execution to a cameraman who basically filmed everything as if he were recording live theater. This explains how someone like Louis Feuillade could "direct" hundreds of films each year. Is this assumption correct?
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posted by Omon Ra
on Dec 14, 2010 -
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I'm a native French speaker, and I'd like to to learn some new English words. However, many advanced English vocabulary books contain a lot of words which are exactly the same in French. Of course, some of them are false friends, and there's always something to learn. However, I'd like to know if there exists a vocabulary book specifically dedicated for French speakers.
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posted by Fillus
on Dec 10, 2010 -
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Trying to indentify a film I saw just 10 minutes of yesterday, before falling asleep (was on RTE2 in Dublin).
First scene was a tall blonde in a short dress talking to a short dark haired guy on a bridge over the Seine, about debts owed to a gangster ("30, 35....make it 50 thousand").
Cut to nightclub where the blonde makes 1000 euros a time taking 'gentlemen' to the bathrooms whilst the guy gets drunk at the bar. There was no sex... just scenes of the original guy getting progressively more and more drunk.
The film was relatively recent judging by the nightclub music - but in beautiful black and white... I'd love to see the movie in it's entirety. I checked RTE's website, but it only has listings for today onwards... I'm leaving Dublin this evening - and I cannot find a newspaper from yesterday.
posted by mattr
on Dec 9, 2010 -
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Please help me remember the name of this french singer I heard about on NPR in the past month.
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posted by AtomicBee
on Nov 11, 2010 -
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When I lived in France, I used to make a super easy, delicious cake for the kids that involved using a container of yogurt and then measuring all the other ingredients using that container of yogurt. I've totally forgotten how to make this now. Anyone know what I'm talking about or where to find a recipe?
posted by logic vs love
on Oct 20, 2010 -
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Help me maintain my (fluent) French and (slightly worse) Italian post-graduation in a foreign language-free job.
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posted by ellieBOA
on Oct 19, 2010 -
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French Movie Name. I just can't remember the name of that french movie, it's happens entirely in one night in all over Paris. There was a football (soccer) match, some guys were watching it on a TV in the street, the guy or someone near him broke it and they wanted to kill him and the movie went all insane going all over the place and all over Paris with people getting killed all over the place (for what I can remember).
posted by zouhair
on Sep 18, 2010 -
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I'm at different levels in three different languages I'm learning (French, Hebrew, Russian/Lithuanian). How to proceed in each?
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posted by lhude sing cuccu
on Aug 7, 2010 -
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How does a once confident French speaker re-learn the language after six years of not using it?
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posted by schmoo
on Aug 7, 2010 -
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