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Espèce de connard or stupide fils-de-pute? We look at why it is so hard to translate French swear words. thelocal.fr/20220126/why-i…

When French president Emmanuel Macron vowed to “emmerder” the unvaccinated in France, he did not just throw down the gauntlet on his Covid policies, he also sparked a fervent linguistic debate. An expert explains. bit.ly/3r6NK3t

Being able to speak good French is obviously mostly vocabulary related, but if you want to truly blend in with the locals, there are some noises you will need to make as well. dlvr.it/S8nbGb

🇫🇷🎬Beloved #French New Wave #actor Jean-Paul #Belmondo died aged 88 in Paris, AFP reported on September 6, 2021. FRANCE 24 takes a look back on the actor's life and works, including his breakout role as a doomed thug in Jean-Luc #Godard's 1960 classic "#Breathless"⤵️

Oh, purée! Here are our top 5 French and German idioms: bilingualsolutionsltd.com/single-post/ou… #French #German #language #learnalanguage

Why languages matter in universities, and why shutting down language departments is undermining university credibility in claims for internationalisation. Great piece by @DrVickyLewis for @timeshighered: timeshighereducation.com/blog/language-…

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Here we go again, nerves bouncing off the wall before the first match 😂😂 Allez, on y croit! 🇲🇫 #EURO2020

Language skills are essential to the economic development of the UK: #ThisIsSHAPE tinyurl.com/cd34sxaf

As long as people joke, swear and use irony, computers will never take the place of translators prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books…

French might already feel complicated enough, but did you know that there are over a dozen of regional dialects all very different one from another? In this edition of #FrenchConnections, we explore this array of linguistic treasures in #France f24.my/7itk.t

Read our UCML response to the GCSE consultation here! …iversity-council-modern-languages.org/2021/05/18/ucm…

The Effects of Captioning Videos Used for Foreign Language Listening Activities | Tetyana Sydorenko - Academia.edu academia.edu/17184684/The_E…

Aston University is currently proposing to close the Department of History, Languages and Translation, including the newly redesigned MA programmes. Please sign the petition to the university to reconsider this. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/defend-history… ucu.org.uk/article/11509/…

🇫🇷 Ces mots qui voyagent, disparaissent et reviennent suivant les régions et les pays france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/haut… via @F3OccitanieLR (H/T @DysonSdc)

Me, on why Erasmus debate shows we need to stop thinking languages are just for toffs heraldscotland.com/news/19170574.…

New French dictionary aims to embrace diversity of world’s Francophones f24.my/7TQl.t

Encore inconnu voici à peine plus d’un an, le coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 a profondément bouleversé nos sociétés. Que savons-nous de lui, et que nous reste-t-il à apprendre pour espérer le dompter ? #Echobox=1614980592" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/un-an-de-covid…

If you like #Deutschland89, also try the Stasi novels by David Young: crimefictionlover.com/tag/david-youn…