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Mar 1, 2020 · Provides comprehensive coverage of the general, scientific, and technical vocabulary of contemporary French and English, with 355,000 words and phrases and over 540,000 translations; vocabulary used by writers such as Zola, Dumas, Proust, and Hugo; practical guidance for residing in France, including model letters and postcards, help in writing ...
During the Second World War, Rennes suffered heavy damage from just three German aircraft which hit an ammunition train parked alongside French and British troop trains and near a refugee train on the yard: 1,000 died. The next day, 18 June 1940, German troops entered the city.
During the French Revolution (1787–99), it became the headquarters of the republican army in the fighting with the Vendéens (royalist insurgents). Rennes was bombed and partly destroyed in World War II .
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Old French–English dictionary / Alan Hindley, Frederick W. Langley, Brian J. Levy. p. cm. ISBN 0 521 34564 2 (hardback) 1. French language – To 1500 – Dictionaries – English. I. Langley, Frederick William, 1938– II. Levy, B. J. (Brian Joseph) III. Title. PC2891.H56 2000 477′.01′03–dc21 99–056328 ISBN 0 521 34564 2 hardback
Dec 23, 2019 · "Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution examines the causes and origins; roles of significant - and often colorful - people; crucial events and turning points; significant institutions and organizations; and economic, social, and intellectual factors involved in the conflict.
The siege of Rennes was an episode in the War of the Breton Succession during 1356-1357. It was the third siege of the town during that war: between April and mid-May 1341, Rennes was besieged by Jean of Montfort, who finally managed to capture it.
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Rennes (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Breton: Roazhon [ˈrwɑːõn]; Gallo: Resnn; Latin: Condate Redonum) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
