Just like in English, sentences in French usually contain a verb. Verbs can be used to describe an action, a feeling or to describe something that is happening. A verb infinitive is the basic form ...

If the friend you are travelling with sends you a text with this French word in it, your day may not go as planned.

Coup de fil - roughly pronounced as coo-duh-feel - can be broken down into coup, meaning blow, hit or strike, and fil, which means wire. The phrase 'hit the wire' means to call someone on the phone - ...