French word of the week: paraître
This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we’re focusing on this week is the French verb ‘paraître’.
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Language and the book of life
During the final rallies of her election campaign, US presidential candidate Kamala Harris drew on one metaphor time and time
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Spanish words of the week: manzana or manzano?
It’s time to peel the layers off another pair of Spanish nouns which look similar in form but mean different things depending on their ending and gender. This week it’s the turn of feminine manzana and masculine manzano.
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French word of the week: longtemps
This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we’re focusing on this week is the French adverb ‘longtemps’.
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Learning French: apologizing
Sorry to interrupt: the Learning French blog is back, and this time we’re looking at how to make and respond to apologies.
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Spanish words of the week: clara and claro
Here we take a closer look at another pair of similar-looking Spanish nouns whose meanings differ depending on ending and gender: ‘clara’ and ‘claro’.
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Decoding the generations: the language of Gen Z and Gen Alpha
It’s undeniable, modern life moves fast. One moment you’re updating your MSN status and carefully curating your top friends on
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French word of the week: si
This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we’re focusing on this week is the French word ‘si’.
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British Pudding Day
Pease pudding hot… Saturday 9 November marks British Pudding Day. It’s at the weekend, giving anyone who likes cooking the
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