Ressources pour apprendre ou améliorer son français.
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Are there good tools for learning to speak French?
I'm a newcomer to France, I've have never had a formal education in French at school (being raised in South Africa), and i'm really trying to improve my French by:
Taking lessons once a week,
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Is there any video or audio with accurate subtitles or transcripts?
I'm looking for audio or video in French that is accurately transcribed. Preferably, a series or podcast with multiple chapters.
Right now I go to youtube, type in a word in French and filter by ...
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Are there any good online resources for English/French parallel reading?
I am (re-)learning French and would like to grow my vocabulary and contextual grammar by reading the same texts in parallel.
I know there is a couple of books that do English and French stories side ...
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Améliorer mon français pour obtenir une maîtrise en droit
Je voudrais trouver des vidéos pour améliorer mon français (obtenir un niveau universitaire). J'ai besoin d'améliorer mon écriture en particulier. Je compte faire une maîtrise en droit et j'ai peur de ...
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Learning a bit of French with not much time
A native English speaker who I follow on twitter, who's speaking (in English) at a programming conference in Paris tweeted
What's the best way to learn a tiny bit of French in a week? A week in
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Free online resources for beginner course
Along the lines of the same question on German Language & Usage, what are good, free online resources for an English speaker to learn French properly from scratch?
Ideally, important areas such ...
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French language videos for an absolute beginner (free)?
I am trying to learn French. Can anyone suggest videos where you can learn French for free? A brief search throws up videos from Americans who have studied French for only a couple years. I am trying ...
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Les nouvelles en français avec les transcriptions
Pour améliorer ma compétence d'écoute, je voudrais suivre les nouvelles en français. Ainsi, je cherche une chaîne qui fournit la transcription pour l'audio et la vidéo. Jusqu'à présent, je n'ai pu ...
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Good resources to learn Québec French? [closed]
There are a lot of resources to learn French on the internet. But now I need to learn, and train in the use of French as spoken in Québec. I am interested specifically in audio and video material in ...
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Existe-t-il un dictionnaire anglais-français de termes techniques?
Je dois parfois traduire de l'anglais au français des offres d'emplois qui sont techniques (dans le domaine logiciel), et j'aimerais pouvoir utiliser un ouvrage de référence pour confirmer certains ...
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Are there good online resources for the easy translations?
Given that site policy is veering away from 'simple' translations (if such a thing exists!), which on-line resources would you advise people to use?
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Online French dictionary for mathematics
I am reading a book and several papers in mathematics which are in French. Sometimes I have problems in translating (understanding) some words or phrases. I am looking for some online (or ...
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Dans quel ordre enseigner le français ?
Mon petit-ami irlandais essaie de réapprendre le français et je me suis fait une mission de l'aider. Je suis italienne mais je suis née et j'ai vécu au Luxembourg, donc je le parle assez couramment ...
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Books for intermediate French-learners, similar to “le Petit Prince”
I've been learning French for a while. Le Petit Prince is at just the right reading difficulty, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Are there other books similar to this? I'm looking for a novel:
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Corpus français (modernes et historiques) / Modern and older French corpora
La mention par Gilles du corpus français de l'université de Leipzig, dont j'ignorais l'existence, me fait poser cette question : quels sont les corpus (corpora ?) français accessibles en ligne, qui ...
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Existe-t-il des mots trop rares pour être dans le dictionnaire?
Par définition, un mot en bon français est dans le dictionnaire, je crois. Mais existe-t-il des mots vraiment français qui n'y sont pas ?
Soit le mot intranquille.
Connaissez-vous ce mot ?
Il n'est ...
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Is Rosetta Stone effective at teaching French?
I will be learning French for a cycling trip that I will be taking a year from today and am wondering how far into the French language I will be able to get with the Rosetta Stone software. I am ...
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Comment trouver la signification d'un mot que j'ai entendu ?
Parfois, il m'arrive d'entendre un mot que je ne connais pas. Naturellement je ne sais pas comment il est écrit. Comment je peux faire pour trouver ce mot, juste en connaissant à peu près sa sonorité ...
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Histoire du français
Je suis tombé sur cette vidéo aujourd'hui.
Et je voulais savoir s'il existait une vidéo du genre pour la langue française ou s'il existait au moins une page web de référence sur l'origine et ...
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Oxford 3000 for French
“The Oxford 3000” (PDF listing) is a selection of the 3000 most frequently used words in English. If you know them, you can understand the meaning of more than 80% of the words in a general text.
Is ...
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Quelles sont les différentes nuances du mot « stress » ?
Au cours d'une discussion avec des amis, je me suis aperçu que le mot « stress » est très (trop) souvent utilisé.
J'imagine que ce terme est une catégorie de haut niveau, et que par paresse je ...
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Downloadable French dictionary
I've been searching for a while for finding a French-to-French dictionary and I found nothing.
Is there any good such dictionary?
Note: I want to use it on my laptop like longman, I do not need any ...
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What is a good native french dictionary and grammar book? [closed]
I would like to buy a French dictionary and grammar book written for native speakers. What are some good ones?
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Projet de traduction collaborative [closed]
Est-ce vous connaîtriez une site web offrant la possibilité de lancer ou participer à des projets de traduction d'ouvrages ou au sous-titrage de film, et ce de manière collaborative?
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Lack of phonetic transcriptions in French
When I was learning English, every dictionary that I ever came across with, had a phonetic transcription, so I could easily understand how the word is pronounced. For example, phonetic transcription ...
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Comment étudier le français tout seul ?
Mon niveau est presque B1-B2. J'ai un bon vocabulaire (mais il pourrait certainement être meilleur), je me débrouille pas mal dans la compréhension, mais j'ai quelque soucis avec l’orthographe et la ...
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What are the best on-line tools for learning french [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Free online resources for beginner course
I've been studying French for about 9 months and I've found the following on-line tools helpful.
News in slow French
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Learning French to follow some mathematics texts
It is slowly being felt by me that learning French will give me access to the rich mathematical literature of France. I will be obliged if someone would please refer me to a source or book where I can ...
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Where could I find “simple French novels”?
When I was learning English, there were some “simple English novels”, for example, “Désirée's diary”, or “treasure island”, that is, some classic novels, was modified to a simpler version, with ...
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Some “step-by-step French reading” resource recommendations? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Oxford 3000 For French
When I was in Alliance Française, there were some “step-by-step” book to build French vocabulary.
For example, one can choose some “500 words” ...
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Existe-t-il un site où l'on peut recevoir critiques et corrections pour ses écrits ?
Connaissez-vous un site où l'on pourrait publier ses écrits et puis avoir des critiques et des corrigés par la communauté ?
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French school ebooks to download
Je suis un étudiant de français langue étrangère, et j'utilise une nouvelle méthode pour apprendre cette langue. Avec cette nouvelle méthode, j'apprends à lire en premier, donc écouter, puis écrire, ...
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Computer and online games RPG/MUD in French
As I recall, I was helped greatly when learning English (I am fluent now) by computer games available at the time, such as King's Quest or Leisure Suit Larry. They required me to read textual ...
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Alternative à KnoWord pour développer mon français [duplicate]
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Are there good tools for learning to speak French?
Je suis un étudiant et je veux apprendre de nouveaux mots. Quand j'apprends l'anglais, j'utilise http://knoword.org. ...
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Where can I find a online resource for assessing French proficiency or vocabulary?
I sometimes organize French language study group meetups. A serious problem is that people show up a wide spread of competencies. Successful study groups do best when most of the people are at a ...
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What movies or TV series can I use to improve my French?
Watching movies or TV series are very helpful in learning a language. What such movies or series (french ones, of course) is recommended for a new learner?
This is what I experienced in learning ...
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Any recommendations for online radios for beginners? [closed]
I listen to french podcasts while driving and it helps me a lot but when I am not driving like when I am at work I'd rather listen to radio, any online French radios that is a mix of music and talk ...
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Français d'Afrique
Bonjour à tous,
J'aimerais beaucoup lire un livre relativement général (pas forcément en français, d'ailleurs) sur le français d'Afrique. Je suis ouvert à des choses assez différentes (livre ...
