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Differences between “Oui” and “Si” in the affirmative?

choix-de-mot négation questions
Sep 6 '16 at 14:41 Community♦ 1
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Why does French use a “split negative”?

grammaire histoire négation
Jun 9 '19 at 11:40 Community♦ 1
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Why the pronunciation of “Monsieur” as “Missieur”?

prononciation société voyelles évolution
Jan 5 at 6:57 FanFic Writer 11
 
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Is there a “non-religious” definition of “catholique”?

adjectifs sens religion
Jul 17 '15 at 9:12 Yohann V. 3,813
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What are the informal uses of “voilà”?

prépositions sens interjections
Aug 25 '11 at 23:12 Community♦ 1
 
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What was the special name for “French Protestant?”

histoire vocabulaire
Sep 6 '11 at 11:13 M'vy 7,454
 
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How did the connotations of “sabotage” evolve from “sabot”, a type of shoe?

étymologie
Dec 29 at 22:03 jlliagre 106k
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How does one say “cream of the crop” in French?

anglais expressions
Jun 7 '19 at 14:42 Kevin FONTAINE 324
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When would one use “à” after a noun and before an infinitive?

prépositions infinitif
Jul 23 '16 at 3:27 Community♦ 1
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Etymology of the different uses of “temps?” / L'étymologie des homonymes de “temps”

étymologie
Sep 30 '15 at 11:11 Chop 4,385
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About “unusual” word order?

grammaire ordre-des-mots
May 13 '14 at 10:05 Madlozoz 565
 
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Can “rustique” be used as a form of self-deprecation?

sens vocabulaire poésie
Mar 22 '13 at 14:55 Stéphane Gimenez 29.2k
 
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Traduire « the other side of the coin »?

traduction anglais proverbes
Sep 11 '11 at 23:15 Evpok 19.8k
 
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What is the feminine for “amour”?

choix-de-mot genre noms genre-biologique
Aug 30 '15 at 9:21 Community♦ 1
 
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How does one say, “take someone under your wing” in French?

anglais expressions
Mar 15 '12 at 15:21 Stéphane Gimenez 29.2k
 
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What exactly does “savoir faire” refer to?

sens expressions vocabulaire
Mar 31 '14 at 12:07 Stéphane Gimenez 29.2k
 
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Differences in meaning depending on placement of “pauvre?”

sens adjectifs ordre-des-mots
Feb 25 '13 at 17:54 Community♦ 1
 
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“Sus” Versus “Sous”

prépositions
Aug 31 '11 at 21:31 Gilles 'SO nous est hostile' 50.5k
 
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How to call similar words in two languages with different meanings?

choix-de-mot linguistique noms
Oct 20 '12 at 12:04 Stéphane Gimenez 29.2k
 
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Who, exactly, were the “sans culottes”?

histoire sens
Sep 23 '11 at 9:20 Benjol 2,676
 
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Why “de + infinitive” instead of “à + -ant" in “finissez de mourir”?

grammaire verbes prépositions mode-grammatical
Aug 1 '13 at 13:39 Stéphane Gimenez 29.2k
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Is “ce” or “ces” (or both) correct in this context?

grammaire usage pronoms pronoms-impersonnels
Aug 21 at 16:05 spaghettibaguetti 456
 
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What role is played by the “s'en” in s'envoler?

prépositions verbes verbes-pronominaux préfixes
Oct 2 '13 at 20:24 Chris 206
 
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Does “ne” need to accompany “rien”

grammaire négation
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