French verb of the day : Abuser

Pronunciation : [abyze]

Definition 1 : (of power/authority) to abuse, to misuse

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French verb of the day : Exagérer

Pronunciation : [eg za zhay ray]

Definition 1 : to exaggerate, to amplify, to magnify, to overstate, to blow up, to make a fuss over nothing

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French verb of the day : Foncer

Pronunciation :  [fo(n) say]

Definition 1 : to darken/ to make deeper in colour, to grow/become darker

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French verb of the day : Jalouser

Definition : to envy, to be jealous of

Pronunciation : [zha loo zay]

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French verb of the day : Excursionner

Definition : to go on a trip/an excursion, to go for a walk/an outing.

Pronunciation : [ehk skur syuh nay]

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French verb of the day : Pousser

Pronunciation : [poo say]

Definition 1 : to grow

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French verb of the day : Fabuler

Definition : to fantasize, to imagine, to make things up, to invent stories, to tell tales, to lie

Pronunciation : [fah bu lay]

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French verb of the day : Bicher

Definition : (an informal verb) to be pleased/happy with oneself

Pronunciation : [bee shay]

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French verb of the day : Raffiner

Definition : to refine, to polish

Pronunciation : [rah fee nay]

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French map for kisses !

Photo credit : Combien de bises ?

In France, greetings come with kisses as you already know by now. To know when to kiss, you can read my article The Frenchies don't hug, they kiss.

Asa performed with Yannick Noah on FRANCE 2

Photo credit : Asa Official Facebook

Asa was on FRANCE 2 yesterday night for the programme "Un soir à la Tour Eiffel" ( in English : An Evening On The Eiffel Tower ) were she perfomed with French artist, Yannick Noah.

Le Skizz Family

Would like you to meet a group of up-and-coming French comedians who started individually on Vine by posting funny 6-second videos.

French verb of the day : Décrocher

Pronunciation : [day kruh shay]

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French verb of the day : Raccrocher

Definition 1 : (phone) to end a telephone conversation, to hang up; to hang back up;

Definiton 2 : to link, connect

Pronunciation : [rah kruh shay]

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French verb of the day : Ronfler

Definition 1 : to snore, to snort, to hum, to snooze

Definition 2 : to purr, to whine, to roar

Pronunciation : [ro(n) flay]

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French verb of the day : Gérer

Definition : to manage, to handle, to run something, to deal with

Pronunciation : [zhay ray]

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Carrément !!!

Carrément is a very word common in France.

I use it often myself but still, I find it difficult to get the perfect word in English that captures its meaning. I have been trying to do this article for a while now and have been lazy about it. Finally, I decided to give it a try tonight by giving several examples as it has several possible English translations.

French verb of the day : Flâner

Definition : to stroll, to hang around, to dawdle, to loiter around, to lounge around, to wander around

Pronunciation : [flah nay]

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Butt Plug art installed in Paris has been vandalised !

Photo credit : huffingtonpost.fr

So American artist Paul McCarthy erected his sculpture, called “Tree” in Place Vendôme in Paris on Thursday. But the Frenchies do not appreciate this art being exposed in public because of it's resemblance to a sex toy. They feel humiliated that a giant inflatable butt plug disguised as a Christmas tree could be placed next to a great art work like the statue of Napoleon in the famous Paris square.

French verb of the day : Pallier

Definition : to overcome, to get round, to compensate for

Pronunciation : [pah lyay]

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