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While on a [[planet (The War Games)|planet]] controlled by the [[War Lord]]s, the TARDIS translation circuit did not translate French. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') At another time, the translation circuit did not translate posters written in French. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') | While on a [[planet (The War Games)|planet]] controlled by the [[War Lord]]s, the TARDIS translation circuit did not translate French. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') At another time, the translation circuit did not translate posters written in French. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] spoke French to [[Fitz Kreiner]], who was affecting a French accent, saying "On peut apprendre d'un grand homme | The [[Eighth Doctor]] spoke French to [[Fitz Kreiner]], who was affecting a French accent, saying "On peut apprendre d'un grand homme même lorsqu'il se tait". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint]]'') | ||
:''This phrase translates to English as "There is something to be learned from a great man even when he is silent."'' | :''This phrase translates to English as "There is something to be learned from a great man even when he is silent."'' | ||
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The [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Anji Kapoor]] spoke French. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Anji Kapoor]] spoke French. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'') | ||
"Le Mur" was French for "Wall". The [[Seventh Doctor]] explained this after Chief Inspector [[Patrick Mullen]] misnamed [[Le Mur Engineering]] as "[[Lemur]] Engineering", which the Doctor thought was an odd name for an [[England|English]] company. "Le Mur" made more sense, given the presence of a [[Wall (Illegal Alien)|Mr Wall]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') | "Le Mur" was French for "The Wall". The [[Seventh Doctor]] explained this after Chief Inspector [[Patrick Mullen]] misnamed [[Le Mur Engineering]] as "[[Lemur]] Engineering", which the Doctor thought was an odd name for an [[England|English]] company. "Le Mur" made more sense, given the presence of a [[Wall (Illegal Alien)|Mr Wall]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') | ||
[[Luke Smith]] spoke French perfectly. He told [[Clyde Langer]] in French that | [[Luke Smith]] spoke French perfectly. He told [[Clyde Langer]] in French that he had divided his forces on a video game about the battle of [[Waterloo]]. Clyde however, couldn't understand it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (novelisation)|The Last Sontaran]]'') | ||
[[Category:Languages from the real world]] | [[Category:Languages from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Language education]] | [[Category:Language education]] | ||
