Bonjour, language enthusiasts, and Gen Z trendsetters! French, a language known for its beauty, elegance, and undeniable class, is also rich in idiomatic expressions that add color to everyday ...

On this day 220 years ago, protesters stormed the Bastille in Paris and released the seven prisoners inside. In honor of the day, Morning Edition uses this opportunity to introduce listeners to some ...

Peaches, onions, butter - they all have secondary meanings in French. All photos: AFP Do you know what it means to have the peach or why it might be really bad if your new love has a heart like an ...

An American speaks to a group of French nationals and tries to purge his vocabulary of American idioms. Illustration by Eric Palma Some years back I was invited to speak at a black-tie event for the ...

Clotilde Dusoulier writes the blog Chocolate and Zucchini , where she's been cataloging French food idioms. Here are some favorites: Boire du petit-lait / Drinking whey = Basking in praise or flattery ...

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