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Partir vivre à l'étranger est une belle aventure, mais qui n'est pas toujours facile à vivre. S'expatrier demande de bien se préparer pour pouvoir réussir son expatriation. Or, préparer son expatriation implique bien sûr de comprendre où inscrire les...
First, you must know that in France, there is « police » and « gerndarmerie ». They do nearly the same things and you can contact both. The difference is that « gendarmerie » belongs to the army. As they have (nearly) the same mission, you don't need...
So many of my students ask me where they can find some... You might find « beurre de cacahuète » in a supermarket, but it's not sure. Only in some regions of France with many foreigners living here ! If there's « beurre de cachuète », it will be in the...
If you want to cancel your mobile phone contract there is one important thing you have to check : « durée de l'engagement » or « engagement ». It's the minimum duration of your contract. When you buy a mobile phone most of the time you suscribe for an...
The date Your name address and client number The name of the addressee Madame, Monsieur, Je vous informe que je désire résilier mon abonnement de téléphone mobile (here you can give your mobile phone number) à partir du (give a date). Vous remerciant...
If I buy a house in a subdivision « lotissement » ? Ask to see the settlement of the estate « règlement du lotissement » as well as the specifications. In this way you'll know what you can / should do or not, what expenses you must pay (lighting, maintenance...
When you want to buy a house or apartment, the seller must give you a document produced by a technician to determine whether there is asbestos « amiante » in the housing you want to buy. He/she must give you this document no later than when signing the...
It's the official document stating where and when a marriage, divorce, death or birth took place and who got married, divorced... You might be asked for one of these documents by the French administration. How can I get one ? You can go to the city hall...
The various formalities can be made by morticians « pompes funèbres ». The morticians « pompes funèbres », what is it ? Funerals organization The doctor « médecin de l'état civil » where can I find him / her ? Can we choose the burial site « lieu d'inhumation...
If you don't want / can not have the funerals "funérailles" organized by the morticians you must : 1. « Faire constater le décès » to get the burial permits « permis d'inhumer », 2. declare the death « déclarer le décès », 3. get the death certificate...
Go to the town hall, you get all the information. Remember, if the deceased had a life insurance « assurance-vie » for example, request a certificate from the doctor, you'll need one to close bank accounts, subscriptions (water, electricity, telephone...
Generally you should bury the deceased in a communal cemetery « cimetière communal », but a few exceptions exist. To do this you must meet several conditions that you'll find on this link : http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/F1114.xhtml?&n=Famille&l=N10&n=D%C3%A9c%C3%A8s&l=N165...
Minimum age : 18 Depending on the situation (in case of pregnancy or with parents' approval), marriage can be celebrated even if the bride or groom is/are less than18. Bigamy and polygamy are illegal in France. Parents' agreement is not necessary for...
1. La « publication des bans » : In France, a marriage must be pubicly and officially announced. This is done by publishing « les bans » at the city hall where the wedding will take place and at the city hall of the city where both the bride and groom...
Polenta is a speciality dish from the Savoy area of France; it’s similar to buck wheat semolina but it is made from corn. Polenta is often used in France as an accompaniment for meat in sauce and stews like Daube Provençale or Bœuf Bourguignon. In this...
In a supermarket « rayon vins spiritueux » or « rayon alcool apéritif ». In a « cave » a small shop specialized. A cave sells good quality wine, also wine from the region. There you'll have a wider choice and good advice. You won't find in a French cave...
There are so many kinds of wine that the best is to try some of them. In order to help you, here are a few advices and explanations : Rouge (red) Blanc (white) Rosé Quality hierarchy : Grand cru, millesime : high quality wine Vin de pays : local wine...
After someone's death, you enter the administrative part concerning the succession (inheritance « héritage », closing bank accounts, survivors' benefits « pension de réversion » ...). What do you have to do ? Contact his / her employer or pension fund,...
When do they take place ? It depends on the size of the city. If you live in a big city, there might be several markets from Tuesday to Sunday. Food markets start around 7 / 8 until 1 PM. If you want to find low price vegetab les, just go shopping on...
Si vous voulez résilier votre contrat de « téléphonie mobile », il y a une chose très importante que vous devez vérifier avant de le faire : « durée de l'engagement » ou « engagement ». Il s'agit de la durée minimale de votre contrat. Quand vous achetez...
Vocabulaire français : French vocabulary 😋 Do you know what "un ours" means? C'est un animal (it's an animal). Lequel (which one) ? La réponse (the answer): Un ours means "a bear" in English. Un ours polaire = un ours blanc.
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Kir : 1/5 crème de cassis, mûre, pêche.... 4/5 dry white wine. Kir royal : 1/5 crème de cassis, mûre, pêche... 4/5 champagne or sparkling wine. Back to the article "Christmas & apéritif"
Isn't it cute ???? You can enjoy a "bûche au chocolat", "à la vanille", "au café", even a "bûche glacée" (ice cream). Back to Christmas
