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SUMMARY:Talk in English by Thora Van Male\, the author of “French Idioms
 … and their English equivalents” - Thora Van Male
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CONTACT:Patricia Dalby
DESCRIPTION:*FREE event*\n\nJoin us with Thora Van Male to discover her ne
 w book  “French Idioms… and their English equivalents”\n\nThora van 
 Male is a native English speaker (Canada) who has adopted France and the F
 rench language. Like all language learners\, she is sensitive to what seem
  to be the “quirks” of her second language. In her latest book\, Quand
  les cochons sauront voler … les poules auront des dents: Les expression
 s françaises and their English equivalents\, she presents some 200 French
  idiomatic expressions with their equivalents in English\, explaining and 
 commenting both.\nIn the talk at the Alliance française\, she will presen
 t a brief “making of” the book\, pointing out not only the challenge o
 f finding illustrations for each English/French pair\, but more importantl
 y on the diverging ways English and French put their thoughts into images.
  How is it that the English “forever and a day” is 107 ans in French? 
 What are tenterhooks\, and how do they connect to red-hot coals (charbons 
 ardents). How does a Frenchman get a cat in his throat (un chat dans la go
 rge) when a Briton has a frog?\n\nBooking required at *info.alliance.cam@g
 mail.com*\n\n"http://alliance-cam.co.uk/talk-in-english-by-thora-van-male-
 the-author-of-french-idioms-and-their-english-equivalents/":URL\n
LOCATION:Alliance Française\, 60 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 1AL
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