My reading and listening comprehension features use a plugin called BBSpoilers that hides the English translation when you first visit a page, allowing you to read or listen to the French before you check the English translation. Just click to read the translation of that section of the text. You can click again to hide it.
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To print the French text along with the translation, you first need to click to reveal each section. Your printer can only print what is visible on the screen.




There’s no secret recipe for fluency; indeed, it’s difficult to even find consensus on what “fluency” actually means. Is it the ability to have a conversation, or language proficiency equivalent to that of a native speaker?
You probably know that 14 July is Bastille Day, but do you know what it’s called in French? (Hint, it’s not “jour de Bastille.”) Do you know the history behind Bastille Day, or how it’s celebrated in France? This page has links to everything you could possibly want to know.