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88 votes
12 answers
117k views

If "Je t'aime" means "I love you", how do you say "I like you" in French while still addressing the other person as "tu"?

42 votes
5 answers
15k views

Quelles parties du monde francophone continuent à utiliser les nombres réformés pour dénombrer au-delà de 69?

35 votes
6 answers
113k views

How did "coucou" (with its original "cuckoo" meaning) become a greeting in French?

30 votes
17 answers
8k views

Comment traduire « boilerplate » ?

29 votes
7 answers
2k views

How to say "voted up" or "voted down" in French?

29 votes
3 answers
3k views

Comment décide-t-on du genre des néologismes en français? (How is the gender of new words decided in French?)

28 votes
8 answers
19k views

How can one say “good morning” in French?

26 votes
6 answers
20k views

Quelle préposition avant un infinitif : facile à/de dire ? What preposition to use in adjective + à/de + infinitive?

24 votes
6 answers
679 views

Comment traduire « on-topic » ?

23 votes
8 answers
7k views

What is an equivalent idiom in French for the English expression “not over until the fat lady sings”?

23 votes
2 answers
26k views

Que veut dire le mot « chui »?

23 votes
12 answers
5k views

French translation for "let's cross that bridge when we come to it"? — Comment traduire « let's cross that bridge when we come to it » ?

21 votes
3 answers
26k views

When to use “Ils sont”, “ces sont” or “ce sont”?

20 votes
7 answers
8k views

The meaning and etymology of "histoire de" / "histoire que"?

19 votes
7 answers
11k views

How does one “toast someone” in French?

19 votes
4 answers
602 views

Est-il correct de laisser tomber le « il » dans « il y a » ?

18 votes
4 answers
13k views

Is it necessary to use guillemets when quoting in French, or may one use English-style doublequotes?

17 votes
11 answers
72k views

What is the correct way to pronounce 'poutine'?

17 votes
9 answers
20k views

How do you say "slang" in French?

17 votes
4 answers
11k views

Given the lack of a gender-neutral pronoun in French, how should one refer to somebody of unknown gender?

17 votes
5 answers
4k views

What is a good French language equivalent for the English expression, “like pulling teeth”?

17 votes
2 answers
2k views

How can one translate English words like "bride-to-be"?

17 votes
13 answers
117k views

Comment traduire « what goes around, comes around » ?

16 votes
5 answers
14k views

Futur vs. avenir?

16 votes
6 answers
5k views

Comment pourrait-on dire en français « at the end of the day » ?

15 votes
1 answer
840 views

L'usage de « ne » sans un mot associé ?

13 votes
7 answers
5k views

Comment traduire « bigot » en français?

13 votes
4 answers
2k views

Quelles sont les principales différences entre le français québecois et le français de France?

13 votes
8 answers
58k views

Dans quelles situations utilise-t-on « messieurs-dames » ?

12 votes
4 answers
12k views

Best French equivalent to "two peas in a pod"? — Équivalent français de l'expression « like two peas in a pod »