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Does savoir use a circumflex on the past participle su?

It is not a typo. Before being written su, this past participle was written as sû or sü to remind the older spelling seu (along with sçu, sceu and other). Jean Le Jeune, Le missionnaire de l'oratoire,...
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What is the meaning of "tu sé"?

This is a (purposefully) wrong writing of "tu sais" (you know). The humour in Astérix relies, among other things, on (usually nice) caricatures of regional habits. Belgians are pictured as ...
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What is the French-language equivalent of a "university transcript"?

A transcript of grades is relevé de notes. This is the term used by the universities, and also in the European ECTS system (where, however, the English term is “Transcript of Records”). I'm not ...
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Signification de l'expression "Je demeure"

Demeurer signifie ici rester, continuer à être. Les phrases en question sont tronquées. Il faut lire : Dans cette attente, je demeure votre dévouée. Quant à moi, je demeurerai toujours votre ami le ...
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What is the French-language equivalent of a "university transcript"?

The "report card" has a french equivalent which is the "bulletin de notes", that is relevant in primary and secondary schools : école, collège, lycée et classes préparatoires (2 ...
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Signification de l'expression "Je demeure"

Un autre exemple célèbre: Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure
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Problématique connecteur spatial et temporel

Un connecteur sert à situer dans le temps ou dans l'espace une action par rapport à une autre. Ce sont en général des adverbes ou des conjonctions. Revint ne peut pas jouer ce rôle pour deux raisons. ...
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Does savoir use a circumflex on the past participle su?

It depends on how old is the text, but it's more of a typography than anything else. Nowadays, circumflex accents tend to disappear.
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