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In France, used for an airline pilot (le commandant de bord), in the Army as appellative for a chef de bataillon or a chef d'escadron (roughly equivalent to a major) or in the Navy for any officer from capitaine de corvette to capitaine de vaisseau (equivalent to the Army's majors, lieutenant-colonels and colonels) or for any officer heading a ...
The destruction wreaked by cyclone Chido on Mayotte can be seen across France's Indian Ocean archipelago. In the hillside shantytowns where the storm hit hardest, police, emergency workers and ...
Le Patriote résistant, n°578 et 579 (janvier 1988) Delarue, Jacques [in French] (1968). "Part III La destruction du Vieux-Port de Marseille" [The Destruction of the Old Port of Marseille]. Trafics et crimes sous l'occupation [Trafficking and Crimes Under the Occupation] (in French). Paris: Fayard. pp. 237– 275. OCLC 3329965
The acronym "ZAD" meaning "zone to defend" (French: "zone à défendre") is a détournement of "deferred development area" (French: "zone d'aménagement différé"). [1]In 2015, the French term "zadiste" (English: Zadist) entered the 2016 edition of Le Petit Robert dictionary as "a militant occupying a ZAD to oppose a proposed development that would damage the environment."
Elle avait finalement compris que le malheur tombe souvent au hasard, sans que personne en soit responsable, et que ce fait était peut-être plus effrayant encore que l’existence de sorcières. Elle avait également compris qu’elle passerait probablement le restant de ses jours seule, physiquement comme spirituellement.
The first woman was elected to lead a country 64 years ago. Here’s a look at where, and when, women have secured national leadership positions since then.
The "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne" (English title: Poem on the Lisbon Disaster) is a poem in French composed by Voltaire as a response to the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. It is widely regarded as an introduction to Voltaire's 1759 acclaimed novel Candide and his view on the problem of evil. The 180-line poem was composed in December 1755 and ...
Rolex is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race with an original version of its legendary chronograph. Crafted in 18 kt white gold, this new watch sports a Cerachrom ...