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  2. Lorient - Wikipedia

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    Lorient is located on the south coast of Brittany, where the rivers Scorff and Blavet join to form the roadstead of Lorient, before discharging into the Atlantic Ocean. The river Ter used to flow into the estuary to the south of the city, however, a dam was constructed in 1967, stopping the flow.

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    "in place (of)": a hybrid phrase, partially translated from the existing French phrase au lieu. léger de main (legerdemain) "light of hand": sleight of hand, usually in the context of deception or the art of stage magic tricks. Meaningless in French, and has no equivalent. maître d' translates literally as master o'.

  4. Dictionnaire de la langue française - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionnaire de la langue française (French pronunciation: [diksjɔnɛːʁ də la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) by Émile Littré, commonly called simply the "Littré", is a four-volume dictionary of the French language published in Paris by Hachette. The dictionary was originally issued in 30 parts, 1863–72; a second edition is dated 1872–77.

  5. French orthography - Wikipedia

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    French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.

  6. Dictionnaire de l'Académie française - Wikipedia

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    Le Dictionnaire de l'Académie françoise (from A to Neuf), pre-edition, Paris, 1687; Vocabulaire de la langue française; par MM. Nodier et Ackermann, Paris, 1868. Complete editions: Le Dictionnaire de l'Académie françoise dedié au Roy (1st edition), Paris, 1694; Nouveau Dictionnaire de l'Académie françoise dedié au Roy (2nd edition ...

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  8. Lorient Agglomération - Wikipedia

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    Lorient Agglomération (Breton: An Oriant Tolpad-kêrioù) is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Lorient. It is located in the Morbihan department, in the Brittany region, northwestern France. It was created in January 2014. [1] Its area is 738.7 km 2. Its population was 205,765 in 2020, of ...

  9. History of Lorient - Wikipedia

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    60e anniversaire du port de pêche de Lorient-Kéroman: 1927-1987 (in French). Lorient: Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Morbihan. ISBN 978-2-900770-04-7. LCCN 90202546. Frederico J. Martinez-Roda, "L'ensemble portuaire de Lorient", Norois, n o 119, July–September 1983, p. 407–420; Alain Cabon (2010). Festival interceltique de Lorient (in