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Does 'bon marché' have the same connotation of “low quality” as 'cheap' in English
Somehow bon marché and économique sound positive to me, as some kind of praise. In English cheap has a connotation of not good. It can be used for an expensive thing but not well made. Am I just ...
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Souler: other meanings than “to get drunk”?
My French penpal has introduced this verb to me with some more “slang” contexts and I'm still trying to figure out good translations to English to better understand the use of it. I'd appreciate any ...
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What does “Shershe la fam” exactly mean?
Can anyone explain the meaning of "Shershe la fam" phrase. I know this phrase written incorrectly, but it sounds very closely to this one.
Thanks
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Signification de “slope” dans le langage informatique [closed]
Lu sur un autre forum
1° Aveu d'ignorance :
Nobody knows what the slope of the line means
2° Utilisation d'une inconnue :
A steeper distribution [larger magnitude of the slope] suggests a ...
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“Fancy” as an adjective
In two cases I seem to be unable to find the right translation for fancy into French.
A fancy camera
A fancy hotel
It mustn't be so hard to understand but I'm quite hazy about what's meant there ...
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What's the difference between manchot and pingouin?
What is the difference between "manchot" and "pingouin" and are they both translated to English as penguin?
Edit: I found a description of the differences. I've never seen, what French people ...
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« Bilingual » et « bilingue » — faux amis ou presque?
À plusieurs reprises dans des conversations, j'ai eu l'impression que le « bilingual » anglais n'a pas tout à fait le même sens que le « bilingue » français.
Le sens de base est le même : « parle ...
