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1776, 2026 · Official Campaign 250 Years of Friendship between France and the United States
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Celebrating 250 years · 1776, 2026

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don't translate.

A library of 250 French words that can't be translated, only felt. Type a French word, or simply describe what you feel in English. We'll find the right one.

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Years of friendship
The Campaign

A friendship
that began with a treaty.

In 1776, France stood beside a young nation declaring its independence. 250 years later, that bond endures, through art, through travel, through the quiet pleasure of sharing a meal, a vineyard, a word that defies translation. Feel It In French is an invitation to celebrate this friendship by experiencing what makes France, France.

1776
Treaty of Alliance
2026
Celebrating together
01 · The Film

"What Friends Don't Translate"

Sarah in New York, Camille in Paris. Two friends, one untranslatable word at a time. A 30-second story about everything that holds a friendship together, even an ocean apart.

02 · The Journey

By train, with Rail Europe

Board in Paris and let France unfold at the window. Burgundy-Franche-Comté, the Loire Valley, Provence, every stop a word waiting to be felt, in partnership with Rail Europe.

03 · The Library

250 words. No translation.

A digital library of 250 French words, one for every year of friendship, that can't be translated, only experienced. Each word an invitation to come, to taste, to slow down. To feel it in French.

250 words.No translation needed.