Monthly Archives: April 2012

Goodbye Talksport radio

Posted on 4 April 2012 by Tournesol

Talksport have killed their entertaining overnight community, and is now a 24 hour non-stop sports station. I love football but enough is enough. It will have to be a French radio station for the overnight shift now. Goodbye, Talkie-Sportie, One … Continue reading →

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Enterrer la hache…

Posted on 2 April 2012 by Tournesol

Enterrer la hache de guerre : Cette expression est synonyme de faire la paix. “Déterrer la hache de guerre” signifie au contraire “ouvrir les hostilités”. “Soldat inconnu, connais pas… Comme si vous me parliez peau-rouge. Et encore, les Peaux-Rouges, ils … Continue reading →

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En train de…

Posted on 1 April 2012 by Tournesol

Two potentially confusing phrases: ‘Un train’ is a train but ‘en train de…’ means ‘in the process of’. ‘Une théorie’ is ‘a theory’ but also ‘a procession’. Taken from Collins-Robert dictionary. And also in “False Friends: Faux Amis” Book Two: Ellie … Continue reading →

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