If you are practicing your French on Duolingo, you might be asked to translate a sentence with the word 'soit' used multiple times. No, this is not a typo. Here's how to express 'either, or' and ...

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Esteem, a word rooted in valuing and respecting others, signifies admiration and worth. Originating from Latin, it evolved to encompass high regard fo ...

The word Halloween seems like a good place to start. The Christian holiday All Saints' Day has been celebrated on Nov. 1 for over a thousand years. Another word for "saint" is "hallow" — as in ...

It passed through Anglo-French and Middle English before entering English in the 13th century. The village of Socorro in Goa ...

It's not just 'sacrebleu' - unfortunately your French textbooks might have included quite a few phrases that will make your ...

A classic French cooking method— confit refers to the preservation of meats, vegetables or fruit by way of slow-cooking an ...

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That first bite of their Texas toast French toast—golden-brown, butter-kissed, and dusted with just the right amount of powdered sugar—is like discovering a new color in the rainbow. The pink exterior ...

The noun version of the Old French verb “anoier” was “enui and annui,” meaning “chagrin, sadness.” Eventually, the Modern French form of the word “ennui,” came to mean “boredom, lassitude,” and then ...

The three French groups submitted a joint non-binding offer to take over the telecom activities of the Altice Group in France, which includes most of SFR. The French telecom market may soon by ...

In November a new Parisienne-style restaurant will welcome guests with cheese-topped bowls of French onion soup, tartîne, classic steak frites and more when Daniel del Prado opens Thérèse, an upscale ...