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French Poetry Collection (Vina Tirven-Gadum)
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This is an Audio collection of French poetry read by French Professor Vina Tirven-Gadum and her husband Tim Tirven-Gadum. The recordings form part of a French course which is available on-line at Athabasca University entitled “Initiation à la littérature d’expression française FREN 358. By visiting the Athabasca University Digitization Portal (http://digiport.athabascau.ca), you can access information on the poets and selected poems. The full-text of selected poems is also available and acco ...
What is the meaning of life? Since no solution can be found in the same level of consciousness, let's attempt to rise above it through this wonderful journey of every day’s metaphysics.
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حماية التراث الليبي من خلال تقوية الرابط بين المجتع و تاريخه
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الحلقة 154: حماية التراث الليبي من خلال تقوية الرابط بين المجتع و تاريخه في هذا البودكاست، يتحدث خليفة البشباش ،باحث في تاريخ ليبيا، عن المجلة الإلكترونية والمطبوعة History of Libya التي اسسها والتي تعد بمثابة مشروع تاريخي توثيقي وثقافي، يشرف عليه مجموعة من الشباب اللذين يقومون بجمع المعلومات حول التراث والتاريخ الليبي و عرضها بطريقة مبسطة و ميسرة …
Muriel Aublet-Cuvelier is a French pastry chef on a mission to share the art of pastry with the world. She takes us to visit some of Paris’ historic pastry shops and taste some of the city’s most iconic desserts. A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/3kUYQZI.By Duolingo
Photographer Gaspard Duval has a growing archive of the historic Paris Catacombs, a network of tunnels and burial grounds underneath the city of Paris. He navigates the underground labyrinth to highlight his favorite spots, from the official tour area to secret chambers that are forbidden to the public. A transcript of this episode is available at …
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Rencontre avec Ahmed Mahiou autour de son ouvrage: Au fil du temps et des événements, Mémoires.
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Episode 153: Rencontre avec Ahmed Mahiou autour de son ouvrage: Au fil du temps et des événements, Mémoires. Dans ce podcast, Pr. Ahmed Mahiou, ancien doyen de la Faculté de Droit d’Alger, ancien directeur de l’IREMAM, ancien président de la Commission pour le Droit international, et ancien juge ad hoc à la Cour internationale de Justice, présente …
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🇫🇷 #51 – Stéphane Priolet – CTO & CPO – ManoMano 🎙️ Exceller dans l'hyperscaling tech
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En ce moment, une notion revient souvent dans les médias : la résilience. Et la French Tech n'y échappe pas. Un des exemples de résilience dans cet écosystème, c'est ManoMano. Fondée il y a dix ans par Christian Raisson et Philippe de Chanville, cette marketplace affiche une excellente santé et une croissance impressionnante sur les trois dernières…
Olivier Chandez was the official clocksmith of the Notre Dame Cathedral. He tended to its antique central clock until a fire set the Cathedral ablaze in 2019. Olivier will take us back to a time before the fire for a special tour of one of the world’s most beloved Parisian landmarks. A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/3WuvTA…
A longtime resident of Paris, Pascal Fonquernie, walks us through his historic neighborhood, Le Marais, sharing its unique history and shining a light on the different communities who live there. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3X25hIQ.By Duolingo
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Making Space(s) for Arts and Culture in Libya
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Episode 152: Making Space(s) for Arts and Culture in Libya In this episode, Hadia Gana, founder of Bayt Ali Gana, and Faraj Alsileeni, Cultural Manager at Tanarout Organization for Libyan Creativity, share their experiences opening community spaces for art and culture in Libya. Providing two generations of perspective, the speakers find commonaliti…
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🇫🇷 #50 – Clément Houllier – CEO & co-fondateur – auum 🎙️ La tech au service de l'anti-gaspi
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En France, la consommation de gobelets en plastique jetables représente 5 milliards de pièces utilisées par an. Ce chiffre, c'est ce qui a motivé toute une équipe de passionnés ambitieux à lutter contre cette aberration écologique. Leur réponse naît en 2018 et elle s'appelle auum. Pourquoi ce nom ? auum, c'est un acronyme pour Arrêtons l'Usage Uniq…
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En hommage à feu Rachid Sidi Boumedine (Décédé le 07 novembre 2022): Céramiques d’Alger, toute une histoire
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Episode 151: En hommage à feu Rachid Sidi Boumedine (Décédé le 07 novembre 2022): Céramiques d'Alger, toute une histoire Dans ce podcast, feu Rachid Sidi Boumedine, sociologue et urbaniste à l'Université d'Alger a présenté son dernier ouvrage intitulé Céramiques d'Alger, toute une histoire. « Le travail de Rachid Sidi Boumedine vient après un parco…
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🇫🇷 #49 – Alexandre Berriche – CEO & co-fondateur – Fleet 🎙️ Concilier prudence et hypercroissance
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Être un investisseur infatigable et curieux de tout ce qui touche à l'entrepreneuriat, c'est possible ? Oui, la preuve en est : Alexandre Berriche, fin observateur, connaisseur, investisseur et entrepreneur des temps modernes. En 2019, il lance Fleet, une plateforme qui accompagne la croissance des start-ups et PME en facilitant l’acquisition, la g…
The Duolingo French Podcast is back for a new season. Our special trip to Paris, France starts January 2023. Listen to the trailer now!By Duolingo
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Introducing "Il était une fois..." from Coffee Break French
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Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît to find out more about the new series from Coffee Break French. In each episode of Il était une fois, Max and Pierre-Benoît will challenge each other to come up with an original story. The catch is that they must include 10 specific words, chosen by the challenger. Each episode is entirely in French, but to help you unde…
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A Critical Analysis of Heritage Preservation in Libya
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Episode 150: A Critical Analysis of Heritage Preservation in Libya In this podcast, AIMS Cultural Heritage Fellow Reem Furjani discusses her research in the Old City of Tripoli, the field of critical heritage studies and her work bridging scholarly research and practice. Cultural heritage studies is a burgeoning academic field that seeks to contrib…
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🇫🇷 #48 – Arnaud Delubac – Co-fondateur – Greenly 🎙️ Démocratiser le bilan carbone grâce au SaaS
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Et si vous aviez la possibilité de calculer et d'influencer votre impact carbone de manière autonome à un prix compétitif, tout cela grâce à une solution SaaS ? C'est le pari que se sont lancés Alexis Normand, Arnaud Delubac et Mathieu Vegreville en 2019. En quelques mois, le projet Greenly a réuni plus d'une centaine de salariés qui ont pour seul …
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🇫🇷 #47 – Baptiste Frelot – Co-fondateur & CEO – Lakaa 🎙️ Accélérer la transformation RSE des entreprises
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Les sujets liés à la RSE (Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises) sont les enjeux tendances pour un grand nombre d’entreprises. Vous le savez sans doute, ce n’est pas facile de communiquer en interne à ce propos ! Surtout pour les entreprises multi-sites qui se voient souvent réinventer la roue pour tenter d’amplifier et rendre visibles des initi…
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Roman Dougga (Thougga), Heritage Preservation in an Antique City
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Episode 149: Roman Dougga (Thougga) Heritage Preservation in an Antique City Dougga (Thugga) is one the best-preserved Roman towns in North Africa and it is just an hour and a half away from the capital Tunis in the governorate of Jendouba. Because of its excellent preservation and its position as a popular tourist attraction, Dougga serves as a wo…
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L’enfant prodige de la mode (The Fashion Prodigy)
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Alphonse Maitrepierre is a talented young designer who worked his way up to many established fashion houses in Paris. After learning from the best, he wanted to design clothes that reflected his vision and commitment to sustainability. But would the fashion world embrace him? A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3ThCPQh.…
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Un jour de commémoration (A day of remembrance)
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A doctor from Guadeloupe dedicates his life to honoring the memory of his island’s enslaved ancestors, and fights to make sure their names will not be forgotten. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3DRItUY.By Duolingo
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Cultural Preservation in the Medina of Tunis: A Conversation with Leila Ben Gacem
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Episode 148: Cultural Preservation in the Medina of Tunis: A Conversation with Leila Ben Gacem In this podcast, Leila Ben Gacem discusses her projects in the Tunis medina working to preserve physical spaces as well as support, promote and protect local artisans. Her work includes but is not limited to Dar Ben Gacem guest house, Mdiniti (the medina’…
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🇫🇷 #46 – Eric Feunteun – COO – Software République 🎙️ Le fleuron des entreprises françaises au service de la mobilité innovante
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Dans cet épisode, nous quittons l'univers des startups. Enfin, pas tout à fait. Et si les plus grandes entreprises françaises mettaient leur expertise au service de l’innovation ? Utopique ? Pas tant que ça ! En effet, aujourd’hui, 6 d’entre elles, Orange, Renault Group, Atos, Dassault Systèmes, STMicroelectronics et Thalès, font converger leurs in…
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La chocolatière (The Chocolate Maker) - Revisited
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Growing up in Cameroon, Euphrasie Mbambae spent a lot of time on her grandfather’s cacao farm. But it wasn’t until she moved to Belgium that she tasted chocolate for the first time and understood the power of the fruits from her childhood. We recently reached out to Euphrasie and updated her story with new content. A transcript of this episode is a…
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La lutte pour une justice alimentaire (Fighting for Food Justice)
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A Montreal resident realizes people in his neighborhood of Saint-Henri West don’t have access to fresh and affordable food. So together as a community, they decide to take matters into their own hands and open a collective grocery store run by and for the people of Saint-Henri West. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3Sa4Ad…
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La coureuse de Bamako (The Runner from Bamako) - Revisited
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As a teenager in Mali, Djénébou Dante dodged a string of marriage proposals to pursue her running dreams and represent her country on the international stage. We recently reached out to Djénébou and updated her story with new content. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3MkQK6s.…
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209 : Vers une société sans argent liquide
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It seems we are inexorably headed towards a cashless society. It is not uncommon now for some retailers to even refuse cash payments. What are the consequences of this development? Let’s talk about it.
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A History of Franco-Muslim Education in Morocco and in Northwest Africa
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Episode 147: A History of Franco-Muslim Education in Morocco and in Northwest Afric Between the 1850s and 1950s, colonial schools called médersas combined elements of French and Islamic educational traditions. First created in Algeria in 1850, the schools spread to the West African colonies of Senegal, French Soudan (today Mali), and Mauritania. Th…
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🇫🇷 #45 – Renaud Visage – Co-founder – Eventbrite 🎙️ Du bootstrap à l’IPO, l’impressionnant parcours d’Eventbrite
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Peu de start-ups aboutissent à une IPO. C’est pourtant l’expérience qui est arrivée à Renaud Visage, co-fondateur d’eventbrite avec le couple Kevin et Julia Hartz. Le projet démarre en 2006 à San Francisco, où Renaud se découvre une passion pour l’informatique. Un démarrage en douceur pour ce projet qui accélère très vite. L’IPO et le Covid s'ensui…
A Parisian B&B host sets out on a journey to master the art of making the perfect traditional French crepe. He shares his findings with the world…one crepe at a time. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3CadWzG.By Duolingo
Episode 146: The Worlds of Safia Farhat In this podcast, the visual artist Slim Gomri speaks about his role in preserving the artistic legacy of Tunisian fibre artist Safia Farhat (1924-2004). Having worked for a number of years at the Abdallah and Safia Farhat Foundation in Radès, near Tunis, Gomri has been involved in the programming of both the …
After learning that cigarette butts are the most harmful pollutants of our oceans, Chloé decides to take action. She sets out on a daring journey to follow a cigarette butt's course from the Seine River to the sea, raising awareness and sparking change along the way. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3LJHGYx.…
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Landscape and Identity in Medieval Morocco
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Episode 145: Landscape and Identity in Medieval Morocco In this podcast, Dr. Abbey Stockstill asks the question why does Marrakesh look the way that it does? The 'Red City' is the topic of her forthcoming book, in which she discusses the medieval city’s relationship with its founding dynasties, the local landscape, and Berber politics in the eleven…
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🇫🇷 #44 – Romaric Philogène – CEO – Qovery 🎙️ La tech au service des développeurs du monde entier
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« Franchement, votre projet, j’y crois pas du tout. » Vous saviez que c’était possible d’être sponsorisé par un des plus grands incubateurs du monde sans avoir le bon projet ? C’est ce qui est arrivé aux cofondateurs de Qovery. Techstars avait vu le potentiel de l’équipe, mais l’idée n’était visiblement pas la meilleure. Alors, malgré la team déjà …
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Le pouvoir des réseaux sociaux (The Power of Social Media)
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As a little person, Douchka Volaric didn’t grow up with any media representation of people like her. When she discovers TikTok, she decides to use it as a tool to educate others, spread a positive message, and be the change she wished to see. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3xDnYrn.…
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Les bébés au Festival de Cannes (Babies at the Cannes Festival)
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As a film programmer, Aurélie depended on going to the legendary Cannes Film Festival. But when she had her first child, she realized attending Festivals with a baby would be nearly impossible and she wondered, could anything be done to help working families? A transcript of this episode is available at https://podcast.duolingo.com/french.…
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🇫🇷 #43 – Lachlan Laycock – CTO – Ankorstore 🎙️ Les clés de l’hyper scaling dans la tech, l’exemple d’Ankorstore
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Ankorstore est un phénomène, c’est la start-up qui aura eu un statut de licorne 🦄 en un temps record. Et pour cause, lancée en 2019 par une équipe passée par Etsy et Vestiaire collective, Ankorstore n'a que 2 ans et déjà 3 tours de table à son actif. Elle est également valorisée à près de 2 milliards d’euros pour le plus grand plaisir de ses fondat…
Ever since he was 10 years old, Serge Zaka was fascinated by the power and beauty of France’s most elusive thunderstorms. So he made it his life's mission to photograph the perfect storm to share with the world, but could he do it? A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3AUvkHQ.By Duolingo
The Duolingo French Podcast is back with new episodes starting September 6, 2022. Listen to the trailer now!By Duolingo
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CBF Mag 2.10 | Vive la France : le quatorze juillet à Paris
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We have reached the final episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine Season 2 and we're going out with a bang as we're discussing one of the most widely celebrated holidays in France - Bastille Day! As we discover how le quatorze juillet is celebrated in Paris, we learn some interesting expressions like grasse matinée, avoir la chance de faire qqc…
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CBF Mag 2.09 | La dernière reine de l’Ancien Régime
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In this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine we hear a text about Marie-Antoinette, the last Queen of France before the French Revolution. Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît as they discuss the language featured in the text and listen out for the following expressions: se rappeler qqch, tenter de faire qqch and faire des reproches à qqn. We also he…
In this lesson, we will hear Bertrand’s thoughts on a book he has just finished reading. But we are going to discover that the book’s title isn’t really true.By Plus Publications
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🇫🇷 #42 – Andréa Ganovelli – Co-fondateur & CEO – Green-Got 🎙️ Créer une banque pour changer le monde
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"Certains connaissent la situation, ils ont les moyens d'agir, mais ils ne font rien" C'est un extrait de la discussion que j'ai eu avec Andréa Ganovelli, CEO et co-fondateur de Green-Got, cette néo banque qui veut changer le monde. Leur conviction écologique et leur envie de faire bouger les lignes sont à la hauteur de leur audace. Andréa, Maud Ca…
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CBF Mag 2.08 | Entre les montres de luxe et le lac Léman
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In this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine, we're transporting you to the city of Geneva. While hearing about what this wonderful Swiss city has to offer, we cover some interesting grammar points such as the agreement of tel(le) que and the use of être assis(e) à + infinitive. Sophie joins Mark at the end of the episode to discuss some tim…
People were starting to feel invincible. After over two year’s of covid, they were saying to themselves: ‘it’s over – we can get back to normality’. But covid is still circulating. Let’s start with a conversation.By Plus Publications
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🇫🇷 #41 – Alex Plugaru – Co-fondateur & CTO – Gorgias 🎙️ Transformer le service client en source de revenus !
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Comment monter une boite valorisée aujourd'hui à plusieurs centaines de millions d'euros en partant d'une extension Chrome ? Alex Plugaru, CTO et co-fondateur de Gorgias, répond à cette question dans Innovation Leaders. Gorgias ? C'est la plateforme qui s'adresse à tous ceux qui font passer l'expérience client en priorité. Tous les acteurs du monde…
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Traditions iconiques - The Tour de France
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Le Tour de France is a legendary bicycle race in France. But to cycling enthusiast Claire Floret, there’s something terribly wrong with it: women aren’t allowed to compete. So in order to make things right, she created a brand new cycling challenge. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3zeMXTo.…
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CBF Mag 2.07 | La France derrière le regard impressionniste
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The topic of this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine is French painter and founder of impressionist painting, Claude Monet. As we hear about his life and work throughout the text, Mark and Pierre-Benoît focus on the language used before Sophie joins Mark to discuss some interesting quotations by Pissarro. We also hear examples of perfect a…
The béret was once the most popular hat in France. But today, most French people see it as old-fashioned. Except for Valérie. As a native of southwest France – where bérets were invented – she wants to bring them back in style! A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3ajeGbM.By Duolingo
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🇫🇷 #40 – Pierre-Alain Bouchard – Director of engineering – Zendesk 🎙️ Au coeur de l'engineering d'une scale-up valorisée 10Mrds$ !
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Voici un podcast pour découvrir le cœur du réacteur de Zendesk. A travers une discussion passionnante avec Pierre-Alain Bouchard, Director of engineering, vous découvrirez les coulisses et les secrets de cette impressionnante scale-up. Zendesk, société danoise fondée en 2007 et cotée au Nasdaq depuis 2014, est une pépite tech qui compte plus de 160…
In France, greeting friends, relatives and co-workers with “la bise” — a kiss hello — is more than tradition. It’s essential. Yet Mathieu Avanzi was so baffled by the custom, it left him wondering: did others feel the same? A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3y59bp7.By Duolingo
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CBF Mag 2.06 | Mais d’où viennent les frites ?
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Mais d’où viennent les frites ? That is the question Mark and Pierre-Benoît are addressing in this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine! We hope you're hungry as we hear a range of useful food-related words and expressions in this episode, such as manger sur le pouce, avoir la frite and ne pas avoir toutes ses frites dans le même sachet. We …