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Difference in pronunciation between -ai and -ais/-ait

prononciation

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« Il a s'écarté du droit chemin, » ou « Il est s'écarté du droit chemin. » ?

grammaire usage

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French proverb for “too many cooks spoil the broth”

proverbes

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The 'o' in 'Politique' and 'Science Po'

prononciation ipa

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Je sens que je vais te cramer ta gueule

sens

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évacuer = to raid ?

sens

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Les nuances du concept de la vérité : comment traduire « правда » et « истина » le plus simplement ?

sens traduction choix-de-mot synonymes philosophie

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How to say in French: He lives voluntarily like a prisoner?

traduction

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“Ridiculously” (expressing absurdly or unbelievably good, bad, crazy, etc.) and “ridiculement”

expressions traduction anglais argot

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What does “en train” mean?

grammaire verbes temps-grammatical adverbes

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Millitary command « Demi-tour »

vocabulaire

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French words ending in …tion

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Differences in pronunciation in dictionaries

prononciation dictionnaires ipa

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Why does éteindre use être in passé composé when applied reflexively?

grammaire verbes passé-composé

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How offensive is the French word “femmelette” considered to be?

usage

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L'accord du participe passé

accord participe-passé

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Verbes pronominaux qui n’entraînent pas d'accord du participe passé

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Origine et sens de “prix militaire” pour exprimer “prix réduits”

expressions usage étymologie histoire militaire

answered Jan 21 at 12:50 mouviciel 6,580

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Accord du pluriel “x sur y”

accord pluriel

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Une personne toujours masculin. Quel pronom est correct?

grammaire pronoms-personnels

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Quelle est l'orthographe du gentilé de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ?

france gentilés

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Le français parlé à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon reflète-t-il des nuances ou diffère-t-il du français en France, et similairement aux autres COM ou non ?

prononciation oral linguistique france accents-régionaux

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Usage de “eargasm (ear+orgasm)” en français (parlant de la sensation euphorique qu'on obtient en entendant de la musique)

usage

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What is a deacon’s bench called in ecclesiastical circles in French?

expressions choix-de-mot

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Pourquoi quand un homme se meurt, on dit qu'il « s'éteint », et quand il est mort, on l'appelle « feu » ?

origine-ou-raison société

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Need help translation of this definition from a Math book

grammaire vocabulaire

answered Jan 20 at 18:40 James Warthington 101

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Mot pour “Rejeter une idée par préjugé avant même de l'avoir correctement considérée”

vocabulaire demande-de-mot

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Can I say je parle dans anglais instead of je parle en anglais

prépositions

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S’inscrire vs s’abonner vs s’enregistrer

sens vocabulaire usage

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Use of “de” before some complements

grammaire adjectifs

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Y a-t-il un accent breton, et quelles sont ses particularités ?

accents-régionaux

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Why is s'abonner reflexive?

grammaire verbes

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Les verbes pronominaux a l'imparfait

grammaire

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Le pronominaux au présent- how to properly structure sentence?

grammaire

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Quand commence-t-on des phrases avec “moi, je” ?

pronoms oral sujet

answered Jan 19 at 10:01 ho2o2hh2o 5,313

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If a man addresses an unmarried young woman respectfully in French in 1568, what title would he use?

histoire société

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Meaning of “valoir” in “Mieux vaut tard que jamais”

sens expressions-idiomatiques

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As spoken at the Russian court

accents-étrangers

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Les fleuves en France [closed]

culture

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How to pronounce 'Il est bel et bon' (Passereau)

prononciation histoire

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Which tense to use when following se demander si in the imperfect?

grammaire orthographe

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What is the difference between surpeuplait and surpeuplé

choix-de-mot adjectifs

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Fiction works for intermediate learners of French, similar to “Le petit prince” [closed]

ressources littérature

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Being on hold (on the phone)

sens usage expressions-idiomatiques terminologie

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« Il est tombé 20 cm de la neige. » Pourquoi c’est « être » ?

grammaire sens usage

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Implicit subject of “est” rendering “c'est” unnecessary?

grammaire usage verbes

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“ de ” as a preposition and “du”

adjectifs de

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How to translate “evidence” from English to French?

traduction anglais vocabulaire

answered Jan 16 at 11:17 mouviciel 6,580

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