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Immigration chief replies to Connexion over French residency cards and ‘hard’ language tests

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Nine idiomatic French expressions about your health

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Learning French: helpful vocabulary around cheese

Learning French: when and why do we say avoir un coup de cœur?

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Learning French: when and why do we say entendre le même son de cloche?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of c'est le pompon (sur la Garonne)

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