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Hi Sharon, 

Hope you are doing well. We'd like to thank you and Cle France for the excellent service during the past few months.

First of all, the great quality of information on your website that gave us confidence and made it much easier for us to identify the correct property for our budget, considering all the fees and taxes and understand the buying process in France.

Second, the onsite team was really friendly and available to show us as many properties as possible during our short visit to France, even on a Sunday!

Putting in the offer and getting the paperwork done couldn’t be easier, with the team helping us all the way through with English translations.

And finally, but not least, the recommended Foreign Currency Exchange provider helped us get the best available rate when converting our Ponds to Euros. A great thing during this difficult times for the Sterling!

Many thanks to Cle France!

Our adventures in France are just beginning!

Kind Regards, Daniel.

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Hi There Cle France,

We had a great experience with all your agents.

We were kept informed all the way through and they supported us in all aspects of the buying process and beyond. They even arranged for the translator to come early to talk through the legal documents with us and make sure we were happy.

The result? The house was ready to move into with electricity and water both working, house insurance in place; information about rubbish collection; local markets; where to buy building supplies and even where to get the cheapest petrol.

We couldn't be happier with the way we were treated.

Gaynor.

Buying a House in France is easy with Cle France, You can do the same, it is easy for you because WE guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process from the very start to completion and beyond!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"!

Hi Sharon, Thank you very much for all the help, your local agent in France who showed me around was very helpful also.

Kind regards, Emma.

Buying a House in France is easy with Cle France, You can do the same, it is easy for you because WE guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process from the very start to completion and beyond!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"!

Hi Sharon,

Can you thank your local agent for his great visit yesterday, he was lovely, not pushy and seemed very honest and gave us plenty of time. We're interested in the property in Lower Normandy but need to have some idea of running costs, taxe foncière etc, which obviously the owner would know.

Many thanks, Mandy.

Buying a House in France is easy with Cle France, You can do the same, it is easy for you because WE guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process from the very start to completion and beyond!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"!

The summer can mean lots of wonderful things, including spending time at the beach, barbecuing with friends and family, and trips to new and exciting locales. This means traveling, which means you might be spending a lot more time in your car.

In French, the word for car is voiture. The word voiture is feminine, so it is la voiture. The verb "to drive" in French is conduire. Conduire can also mean "to conduct or lead" in addition its main definition.

Conduire is also an irregular verb. Here is the conjugation of conduire in the present tense:

je conduis

tu condius

il/elle/on conduit

nous conduisons

vous conduisez

ils/elles conduisent

But there are many others words that you just might need to use when you’re driving a car. In fact, if you happen to be driving a car in a French-speaking country, learning vocabulary related to cars and driving might be important for safety reasons. Here are some words that might be useful to you:

La ceinture de sécurité - Seat belt

Le klaxon - horn

Le volant - the steering wheel

Le tableau de bord - the dashboard

Le clignotant - the turn signal/indicator

Le phare - the headlight

Le rétroviseur - the rearview mirror

Le frein - the brake

Le capot - the hood

Le coffre - the trunk

Le pneu - the tire

Le pare-brise - the windshield

L’essuie glace (m) - the windshield wiper

Le permis de conduire - driver’s license

La plaque d’immatriculation - license plate

Démarrer - To start (the ignition)

There are also certain phrases that might be useful if you fall into any problems while driving in France. Hopefully, you’ll never need to use some of the following phrases!

L’autoroute est payante - The highway charges tolls.

Je suis en panne d’essence - I ran out of gas.

Il faut que je fasse le plein - I need to fill up the tank.

J’ai un pneu crevé - I have a flat tire.

C’est un feu vert/rouge - It’s a green/red light.

Il faut gonfler les pneus - The tires need to be inflated.

Il y a un problème de freins - There’s a problem with the brakes.

Le pare-brise est cassé - The windshield is broken.

Ma voiture est en panne - My car broke down.

If you are traveling this summer, amusez-vous bien et bon voyage!

Blog submitted by: Alex at The French Property Network - Cle France.

This blog was originally posted on The French Language Blog pages.