Culture Flashcards
Fait accompli Nom de plume Tête á tête Faux pas Sang-froid
Done deal Pen name Private conversation Social blender Composure
Headquarters under Paris during WWII
Catacombes
Tallest mountain in france
Mnt blanche 15,771feet 4,805 meters
Flying buttresses, gargoyles, stained glass, ribbed vaults, and thin walls are what kind of architecture
Gothic architecture
What is the river that flows through Paris
La Seine
Bouillabaisse is what
A seafood soup made from various fish, shellfish, and vegetables
Veterans Day in France
Armistice day
All saints day
La Toussaint
Lavender, Roman ruins, the riviera, bouillabaisse, and the mistral are associated with
Provence bordered by Italy, Mediterranean, and the Rhône river
Samuel de chaplain founded what European settlement on July, 3 1608
Québec city
Royal emblems Louis XII Claude de France François I Anne of Brittany Napoléon Bonaparte
Porcupine Ermine Salamander Swan Bee
The mistral is a
Strong cold and usually dry region wind in France coming from the north or northwest, it accelerates when passing through valleys of the Rhône and Durance rivers to the coast of the Mediterranean sea
Fransois Mitterand and architect Leoh Ming Pei was responsible for building what
Louvre pyramid
Great arch at le défence
And the bastille opera
