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The origins and meaning of tirer les marrons du feu
As Christmas approaches, we look at a phrase to describe someone who takes advantage of a situation
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How can I find out who the owner of a property is in France?
There are a few methods you can use to ascertain ownership
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Will we have to pay back any of the French Aspa pension top-up money we have received?
Benefit can become repayable after a recipient’s death
How do I write the date in numbers in French?
The convention is as in the UK: day/month/year
Reader question: What convention is used in France to show the date as numbers?
The convention is as in the UK: day/month/year (Christmas Day is 25/12/2020). The French do not follow the American model of month/day/year.
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