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What is the difference between “concurrence” and “compétition”, and why?
It always confounded me why Russian language borrowed the Western word “concurrence” (конкуренция) to mean “competition”. English concurrence means “coincidence” or “agreement” more often than not, ...
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Why does “droit” have the same two meanings in both English and French?
This is both an EL&U question and a FL&U question, so I've double-posted accordingly to maximize visibility.
Here's the thing that struck me as odd today.
In English, we would say "his right ...
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Poils et cheveux
Le français a deux mots bien distincts pour désigner les poils (humains ou animaux, sur tout le corps) et les cheveux (spécifiquement humains, sur la tête). Comment ceci se fait-il ? L'anglais, par ...
