French Club de Sacramento State University

The longest French word is often said to be "anticonstitutionnellement" (unconstitutionally), but the Académie Française just recognized a word with two more letters: "intergouvernementalisations". It refers to implementation of a program by multiple governments. Perfect for everyday conversation.

Are French fries French? A lot of people think so, but you keep hearing they're from Belgium. Le Figaro gets to the bottom of this mystery. Article vocab: bâtonnet (m) - small stick choyer (v) - cherish... croustillant (adj) - crispy, crunchy garder la patate (v) - keep one's spirits up moule (f) - mussel patate (f) - potato (synonym of "pomme de terre") See more

Claude Monet was born #OnThisDay in 1840. ‘Lavacourt under Snow’ represents a hamlet on the other side of the Seine from Vétheuil, where Monet had settled in 18...78. Monet often signed his works long after completion, adding dates which were sometimes inaccurate. You can find this painting in Room 44: http://bit.ly/2mbb7L0 Join as a Member and be among the first to see 'The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Monet & Architecture' at our exclusive preview day on 6 April 2018: http://bit.ly/2zAAUBv See more

Anyone watch Sense8? There were fireworks at the Eiffel Tower for the filming of an episode. Video Vocab: feu d'artifice (m) = firework, fireworks display tournage (m) = filming... riverain(e) (m/f) = local prévenir (v) = to warn internaute (m/f) = internet user See more

A côté de la plaque ! Not even close!

Ça a l'air intéressant. The Collection suit une maison de mode parisienne après la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. This looks interesting. "The Collection" follows a Paris fashion house post-World War II.

Who wouldn't want to own a Monet painting? But which artists did Monet himself collect?

"Now, while probably more definitively French than it’s ever been, you’ll feel a bi-cultural gentleness and see street names in both French and the Alsatian dialect. Bordering the west bank of the Rhine River, Strasbourg provides the ultimate blend of Franco-Germanic culture, architecture, and ambience." Via Rick Steves

Just Paris seen from a drone.

The Paris municipality opened the Canal de L'Ourcq to swimmers for the first time in recent memory. Canals are often repositories for trash, but this one was cleaned to make it safe.

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