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Quelle est la différence entre « aussi » et « également » ?
Question simple… D'habitude j'utilise ces deux mots comme synonymes, mais je reconnais (au moins il me semble) qu'il y a une petite différence entre les deux. C'est quoi ?
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When to use celui vs cela vs ça?
All the other pronouns have been blissfully clear, but these ones just never clicked for me. They all seem the same to me, I can't keep them straight.
Under what circumstances are they used? Examples would be great!
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Non-Anglicism way of saying “offshore”
I have seen the term “offshore (position)” used either in English or French for describing someone who is working for a company that has its headquarters in a foreign country. Can someone recommend me a "pure French" word or short phrase for…
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What does "s'agir" mean?
I ran across this while reading, and none of the definitions I found here fit the bill. I get the gist of the sentence because I've read this in English, but I still can't make sense of the word itself in this context.
Il s'agissait en effet de…
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Does "ouest" take a different preposition than the other directions?
La Grande Île, parfois appelée « l’île Rouge » en référence à la latérite qui colore ses plateaux, s’étire sur 1 580 km du nord au sud et 500 km d'est en ouest avec un maximum à 575 km.
I'm noting the difference there between “du nord au sud” and…
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Wie sagt man Weltanschauung auf Französisch? / Comment traduire l'allemand “Weltanschauung”?
Versteht man „Weltanschauung” auf Französisch, oder muß man etwas anderes sagen? Ich finde das Wort in Wörterbüchern (z.B. Wiktionary), aber ich weiß nicht, ob die meisten Franzosen dieses Wort verstehen. Sollte ich „vision du monde” oder…
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Do French speakers use the name "Einstein" in the same sarcastic way English speakers do?
Like the sarcastic phrase "well done, Einstein" in English?
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What is the meaning of “donner sa langue aux chats”?
I've seen Une vie de chat, and there is a moment when the thief talks to the girl, and asks her name, and she doesn't reply, and then the thief asks "Tu ne veux pas me parler, t'as donné ta langue aux chats?".
My dictionary gives a translation…
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Souler: other meanings than "to get drunk"?
My French penpal has introduced this verb to me with some more “slang” contexts and I'm still trying to figure out good translations to English to better understand the use of it. I'd appreciate any explanations on general usage of this verb in…
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The French version of "I return your kindness"
How would you say something like this in French:
I hope that I can return (or pay back) your kindness (your favor)
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Translating some rare irregular verbs?
I recently compiled for myself a list of all conjugations of every irregular verb in the French language, for over 350 verbs (as close to all of them as I could get.) I also had to translate the meaning of each verb, of course.
There were, however,…
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What does “Nom marital” mean?
What does nom marital mean? Is it related to marital status?
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Y a-t-il un nom pour désigner les mots composés de racines linguistiques hétérogènes ?
La formulation actuelle de la question a évolué suite aux réponses données. Elle s'intitulait au départ
Quadricéphale : comment appelle-t-on ce barbarisme spécifique ?
L'exemple utilisé dans le titre de cette question, « quadricéphale », était…
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Where could I find "simple French novels"?
When I was learning English, there were some “simple English novels”, for example, “Désirée's diary”, or “treasure island”, that is, some classic novels, was modified to a simpler version, with limited vocabulary, so that beginners could read and…
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Usage de « par contre », « en revanche » et « au contraire »
Je souhaite être éclairé concernant l'usage approprié de ces locutions qui sont fort usitées me semble-t-il.
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