I can, but only with a lot of patience and armed with my trusty dictionary. I can read French better than I can speak it, though. I've got a good accent -- I can say the words; I just have a hard time knowing them off the top of my head. But when I read something, I can see it and even if I don't recognize the word itself, I can usually make an educated guess based on the Latin root. (I don't know Latin, but learned a lot about linguistics and etymology in school. But, man, I wish I had taken Latin...)

Actually, I had to pass a translation exam to get my MA. *rolls eyes* I did really poorly, until I broke down and got a tutor who worked with me to prepare -- and after, I think, the third try, I passed with flying colors. French, I think, is one of those things I could be good at if I practiced with it, and sometimes I wonder why I don't. (My tutor actually invited me to be a part of an advanced private class she taught, but I never took advantage of it.)