What does this mean? “è per questo dolore, è questo amore che ho per te, ciò mi fa superare queste vere tempeste” I only know a few of the words (it's talking about love and about a storm?). What does this mean? Help! Molte grazie. =D

Cartoon clip on idioms and slang After years of searching, I finally found this cartoon clip: “Symphony in Slang” (Tex Avery was a genius!). I watched it when I was a kid but I just couldn’t remember the title. It’s a seven-minute long cartoon and in that short time, dozens of idioms and slang expression are used. They’re hilarious and witty. It’s really old (from the 1950s) but it’s also really funny. So if you’ve got seven minutes to spare, I really think you should watch it. I just wanted to share. =D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o17jcLIAJAU P.S. If you’re trying to teach someone about idioms/slang, this cartoon might be pretty useful (at the very least, it’ll be fun for them to watch).

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Do you like it? Or hate it? Do you go there often? If you do go there a lot, do you do so for the drinks or for the ambiance? <o:p></o:p>

What does "se non è vero, è ben trovato” mean? I just read that it is more commonly used outside of Italy. So does that mean in Italy people don’t really say this? Is it some kind of old-fashioned expression?

What is the strangest (or most exotic) food you've ever tried? Caviar? Fugu (blow fish)? Balut? Sautéed grasshoppers? Fried frog legs? Rattlesnake? Have you ever tried out any strange delicacies or exotic foods? I'm not an adventurous eater. I eat sushi sometimes and some seafood (nothing exotic about that). I've tried Durian (not as bad as the stinky smell would have you think, but I'm still not a fan). Tried dragon fruit but it didn't have much of a taste. I would try escargot or caviar (but not brave enough to try shirako, lol). So how adventurous are you? What exotic foods are you willing to try out?

"About Me" section in French I'm changing the "about me" section in my profile on italki from English to French. Could you correct the mistakes I've made? Thanks! Bonjour. J'apprends Français parce que j'ai toujours ait aimé la langue. J'ai étudié français dans le passé, mais maintenant je suis déterminé pour commencer et bâton avec lui jusqu'à ce que je sois à l'aise! Je se rappellent quelques fondations (tel que les introductions, le vocabulaire simple et la grammaire très petite), et J'essaye de m'enseigner employant les livres français, les CD et l'Internet. Mais je pense également qu'il serait vraiment bon d'avoir quelqu'un à parler (ou le message) à aussi bien. J'espère qu'il me maintiendra motivé pour avoir quelqu'un pour montrer mon progrès à. J'avais parlé anglais ma vie entière, ainsi si n'importe qui a besoin de l'aide, je serais davantage qu'heureux de vous aider. En outre, si vous êtes à de niveau élémentaire (ou même au débutant) les Français m'envoient un message et peut-être nous pouvons pratiquer ensemble. Alors, ici espère une expérience de connaissance des langues d'amusement pour moi et toi. À bientot. Bonne Journée.

A question on spoken French... I was reading somewhere that in spoken colloquial French "ne....pas" is often shortened to just "pas". So when speaking, people actually say "J'ai pas compris" instead of "Je n'ai pas compris". My questions is, are there any other common words that people shorten when speaking French (or is "ne...pas" the only one)?

La berge, la rive, et le bord…. Do these three words (berge, rive and bord) roughly mean the same thing? Do they all mean “bank”, as in a river bank? (i.e. the edge of a river?) In this excerpt, all three words are used. « Mais il était désormais à l’abri de ses ennemies. Biscuit jeta un coup d’œil prudent sur la berge. Les abeilles avaient disparu. Elles non plus n’aiment pas l’eau. Rassuré, Biscuit nagea vers le bord et remonta sur la rive en poussant un gros soupir de soulagement. » I translated the above as: “But he was from now on under cover from his enemies. Biscuit took a careful look on the bank. The bees were missing. They did not like the water either. Reassured, Biscuit swam towards the bank and came back up on the bank to heave a large sigh of relief.” I know my translation isn’t quite right (it sounds very strange o_O). Could you help clear this up for me?