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A casual journey through Normandy and Brittany - Part 4 - Courseulles-sur-Mer et le débarquement de Normandie
17 Mar 2013 Written by Steve Oswald
Quatrième partie : Courseulles-sur-Mer et le débarquement de Normandie
Le lendemain matin, nous nous sommes réveillés tôt et nous avons conduit pour aller rencontrer notre groupe touristique afin de visiter plusieurs champs de bataille de la seconde guerre mondiale.
List of French verbs followed by no preposition + verb in the infinitive
12 Mar 2013 Written by Camille Chevalier-Karfis
We already studied common French verbs followed by the prepositions 'à' and "de". Now, here is a list of common French verbs which are not followed by any preposition when followed by a verb in the infinitive. The second verbs comes directly after the first verb, as in "Paul adore jouer au ballon" (Paul loves to play with a ball). Of course, these verbs may or may not take a preposition in English, so you need to really link the meaning of the verb to the action being described, not the English words.
The Monuments of Paris — Père Lachaise Cemetery
05 Mar 2013 Written by Christopher Measom
It is doubly appropriate that we end our e-tour of Paris's monuments with a monument of monuments—one that is literally the end of the line for many!
Belle-isle en mer - deuxième partie
25 Feb 2013 Written by Michel Denance
Belle-Île, ce sont quatre communes : Le Palais, le port d'entrée, avec ses épiceries, ses cafés, ses restos, son marché, ses galeries, sa vie trépidante rythmée par les arrivées et les départs des bateaux. Sauzon, plus sophistiquée, plus « branchée », petit port pittoresque qui s'étale à l'entrée d'un aber (mot breton signifiant une baie profonde).
List of French verbs followed by the preposition de + verb in the infinitive
19 Feb 2013 Written by Camille Chevalier-Karfis
Now, let's study the list of French verbs followed by the preposition "de". As I mentioned in my list of French verbs followed by "à", I couldn't find any rhyme or reason why this is the way it is. I suggest you try to memorize them. The best way to do so is to copy them onto flash cards, and use them in sentences that make sense to you, connecting them to your own life experiences. For example, I could write "j'ai peur des araignées" - I am afraid of spiders, which is true, and a statement that makes sense to me.
A casual journey through Normandy and Brittany - Part 3 - Étretat / Courseulles-sur-Mer
18 Feb 2013 Written by Steve Oswald
Troisième partie : d'Étretat à Courseulles-sur-Mer
Nous nous sommes réveillés et nous avons pris notre petit-déjeuner au Détective Hôtel. Après ça, nous avons quitté Étretat et roulé en direction du Havre. Nous nous sommes arrêtés au phare qui n'est pas loin d'Étretat, qui s'appelle Le Phare du Cap d'Antifer, et qui se situe prés d'une petite ville dénommée La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer.
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