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4 votes
3 answers
984 views

Is "ce" or "ces" (or both) correct in this context?

2 votes
2 answers
822 views

What role is played by the "s'en" in s'envoler?

2 votes
3 answers
307 views

Does "ne" need to accompany "rien"

9 votes
2 answers
154 views

Can “rustique” be used as a form of self-deprecation?

7 votes
1 answer
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What exactly does "savoir faire" refer to?

8 votes
2 answers
5k views

Differences in meaning depending on placement of "pauvre?"

13 votes
6 answers
30k views

Why the pronunciation of "Monsieur" as "Missieur"?

5 votes
2 answers
760 views

Why “de + infinitive” instead of “à + -ant" in “finissez de mourir”?

9 votes
1 answer
2k views

How does one say, "take someone under your wing" in French?

10 votes
3 answers
557 views

How did the connotations of "sabotage" evolve from "sabot", a type of shoe?

11 votes
5 answers
1k views

How does one say “cream of the crop” in French?

10 votes
6 answers
3k views

About "unusual" word order?

45 votes
7 answers
6k views

Why does French use a "split negative"?

46 votes
4 answers
39k views

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

8 votes
3 answers
2k views

"Sus" Versus "Sous"

9 votes
7 answers
60k views

What is the feminine for “amour”?

10 votes
4 answers
2k views

Traduire « the other side of the coin »?

7 votes
1 answer
318 views

How to call similar words in two languages with different meanings?

12 votes
2 answers
621 views

What are the informal uses of "voilà"?

10 votes
4 answers
8k views

When would one use “à” after a noun and before an infinitive?

10 votes
4 answers
1k views

Etymology of the different uses of "temps?" / L'étymologie des homonymes de "temps"

7 votes
2 answers
2k views

Who, exactly, were the “sans culottes”?

12 votes
3 answers
2k views

What was the special name for "French Protestant?"

13 votes
2 answers
376 views

Is there a “non-religious” definition of “catholique”?