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Did you know you can get free access at the Louvre museum for a chance study and copy some of the masterpieces exhibited there? Gilles Malezieux is an artist who has copied many paintings in the largest and most famous museum of the world. As he will guide you through the application process and rules to get access to the Louvre, you’ll learn some interesting facts about how the museum operates. We’ll also discuss the differences between a copy and a fake, and the strict rules around the work of a copyist!

This is the first part of a two-episode conversation with Gilles.

Visit Gilles’s website

à la commande = upon order, to order

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Did you know you can get free access at the Louvre museum for a chance study and copy some of the masterpieces exhibited there? Gilles Malezieux is an artist who has copied many paintings in the largest and most famous museum of the world. As he will guide you through the application process and rules to get access to the Louvre, you’ll learn some interesting facts about how the museum operates. We’ll also discuss the differences between a copy and a fake, and the strict rules around the work of a copyist!

This is the first part of a two-episode conversation with Gilles.

Visit Gilles’s website

à la commande = upon order, to order

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Aurélie is an interpreter who is part of l’Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence (AIIC).

In this episode, Aurélie will share what she finds the most challenging and stressful about her work. What happens when you don’t know a word?

Aurélie will also give you her top 2 tips to improve in French, particularly your French listening skills!

If you love everything about languages, don’t miss this fascinating interview!

If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you will also love:

Listen to different French accents (from French regional accents or other French-speaking countries):

bagage culturel (nm) = cultural baggage / background

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Aurélie is an interpreter who is part of l’Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence (AIIC).

In this episode, Aurélie will share what she finds the most challenging and stressful about her work. What happens when you don’t know a word?

Aurélie will also give you her top 2 tips to improve in French, particularly your French listening skills!

If you love everything about languages, don’t miss this fascinating interview!

If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you will also love:

Listen to different French accents (from French regional accents or other French-speaking countries):

bagage culturel (nm) = cultural baggage / background

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Aurélie is an interpreter who is part of l’Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence (AIIC). In this episode, find out about her background and what led her to become an interpreter. We’ll also talk about how you get trained to learn to translate in real time and the different types of translations.

If you love everything about languages, don’t miss this fascinating interview!

If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you will also love:

French Voices, episode 1: “The girl behind our subtitles ”

cabine (nf) = booth

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Aurélie is an interpreter who is part of l’Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence (AIIC). In this episode, find out about her background and what led her to become an interpreter. We’ll also talk about how you get trained to learn to translate in real time and the different types of translations.

If you love everything about languages, don’t miss this fascinating interview!

If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you will also love:

French Voices, episode 1: “The girl behind our subtitles ”

cabine (nf) = booth

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Florent Baraban is an optician and glasses maker who is giving a second life to skateboards by recycling them into glasses, pens, and much more. Whether you’re a skateboarding fan or not, you’ll be impressed with how each step of the process is carefully thought of to minimise waste. Find out how the idea came to this talented young man with so much passion and care for the planet. You’ll also understand why his brand is called 7Plis. A truly interesting and inspiring episode!

boutons de manchette (nm) = cufflinks

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Florent Baraban is an optician and glasses maker who is giving a second life to skateboards by recycling them into glasses, pens, and much more. Whether you’re a skateboarding fan or not, you’ll be impressed with how each step of the process is carefully thought of to minimise waste. Find out how the idea came to this talented young man with so much passion and care for the planet. You’ll also understand why his brand is called 7Plis. A truly interesting and inspiring episode!

boutons de manchette (nm) = cufflinks

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Interview with Steve Kaufmann, one of YouTube’s most famous polyglots and co-founder of LingQ, an online platform offering language-learning courses in 14 languages.

Steve has learnt around 20 (yes, 20!!!) languages in his life. Find out more about his background, how he came to learn French and, more importantly, about his method to learn a new language.

This interview is a must-listen for every language student. It was fascinating to discuss language learning with Steve and compare our approaches. I hope you’ll get great tips out of it as well as a motivation boost

Note: Get the transcript of the full interview (Parts 1 and 2) for the price of one!

bancal,e (adj) = wobbly

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