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French Sign Language is frequently, though mistakenly, attributed to the work of Charles Michel de l'Épée (l'abbé de l'Épée). In fact, he is said to have discovered the already existing language by total accident; having ducked into a nearby house to escape the rain, he fell upon a pair of deaf twin sisters and was struck by the richness ...
French special retirement plan. In France employees of some government-owned corporations enjoy a special retirement plan, collectively known as régimes spéciaux de retraite. These professions include employees of the SNCF (national railways), the RATP (Parisian transport), the electrical and gas companies ( EDF and GDF) which used to be ...
ING is the Turkish subsidiary of the ING Group, an international banking company. The bank was formerly known as Oyak Bank, which became part of ING Group in December 2007. It provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses in Turkey, together with related financial products such as insurance and asset management.
French-language inscription "Banque du Liban" on the headquarters of the Bank of Lebanon. French and English are secondary languages of Lebanon, with about 40–45% of the population being Francophone as a second language and 30% Anglophone. [1] In addition to the 40–45% of Lebanese being considered francophone, there are another 15% who are ...
French is one of the official languages, with English, of the province of New Brunswick. Apart from Quebec, this is the only other Canadian province that recognizes French as an official language. Approximately one-third of New Brunswickers are francophone, [15] by far the largest Acadian population in Canada.
French is one of the languages spoken in Morocco. The use of French is a colonial legacy of the French protectorate (1912–1956). [1] French has no officially recognised status in Morocco, [2] but is often used for business, diplomacy, and government, [3] serving as a lingua franca with non-Moroccans and non-Arabs. [4]
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; [1] [b] 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French emperor and military commander who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the leader of the French Republic as First Consul ...
Diplôme d'Ingénieur. The Diplôme d'Ingénieur ( French: [diplom dɛ̃ʒenjœʁ], often abbreviated as Dipl.Ing.) is a postgraduate degree in engineering (see Engineer's Degrees in Europe) usually awarded by the Grandes Écoles in engineering. It is generally obtained after five to seven years of studies after the Baccalauréat .