Bonjour, this is Frederic and I would like to personally welcome you to the forty-first episode of the Talk in French Podcast!
This podcast is intended for beginner to intermediate French language learners and French culture enthusiasts. For advanced-level learners, I also have an all-French Podcast which you would probably enjoy more.
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In this episode:
- Discover some Weird French superstitions
- Learn some recently created French Words (Noniste, Zénitude... ) and how they appear in a dictionary
- Some French Words and expressions
What's in This Podcast?
French Travel and Culture
Discover some interesting aspects of French travel and culture.
Vocabulary and Expressions
Learn useful French vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.
French Grammar Explanation
Get to know important grammar points and learn how to use it.
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French Vocabulary Included in This Episode:
| indépendant | independent |
| sérieux |  serious |
| curieux | curious |
| attentionné | attentive |
| naïf | naïve |
| équilibré | balanced |
| têtu | stubborn |
| généreux | generous |
| méchant | mean |
| raffiné | sophisticated |
French Expressions from This Podcast Episode:
| être comme les moutons de Panurge | to act like a bunch of sheep |
| être à cheval sur ses principes | to be very strict, to be a martinet |
| bête à … | so stupid that… [so] stupid that… |
| Sauter du coq à l’âne | To go from one subject to the other |
| avoir un coeur bien accroché | to have nerves of steel |
| faire le cochon pendu | to hang one's knees from a bar |
| Saisir la balle au bond | To seize the opportunity |
French Language Point
- Pipole
- Noniste
- Vapoteur (Cigarette électronique) / vapoter (verb)
- Candidater/ postuler
- Annus horribilis
- Post-ethnique
- Marée verte
- Scud (fam/colloquial)
- Surinterpréter
- Zénitude or zenitude
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