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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

les cendres

n.f., ash, ashes

Un nuage de cendres a couvert la plupart d’Europe.
A cloud of ash covered the majority of Europe.

THIS WEEK
It’s not every week that we witness a volcano eruption having a major impact on European news. With the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland disrupting European travel, we thought we’d take a look a some of the French words about the volcanic eruption and its impact on travelers.

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