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Charles D replied to Charles D's discussion tous tout

"Merci, George. I always found it confusing. Now I know."

Saturday

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Charles D's discussion tous tout

"Well "tout" is declined as: "tout" -masculine singular "toute" -feminine singular "tous" masculine plural "toutes" feminine plural "tous" when used with the final "s" pronounced…"

Friday

Charles D posted a discussion

tous tout

I always have a difficult time when writing whether to use tous or tout. Since they are pronounced the same, I don't have the same misgiving when speaking, but I do when putting pen to paper or fingers to a keyboard.Can anyone be of assistance? Is there a rule to follow?Merci.See More

Aug 18

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Tim brtlnk replied to Tim brtlnk's discussion Please help translating this.

"hmm that seems like a good definition! (That's true)"

Aug 15

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Tim brtlnk's discussion Please help translating this.

"Perhaps a definition of comedy ,the breakdown of logical process? (they say that if you have to explain a joke it is no longer funny)"

Aug 13

Tim brtlnk replied to Tim brtlnk's discussion Please help translating this.

"So, there really is no logical reason? I guess I just have to accept that. Hahaha Hey, thank you very much for your respons!"

Aug 13

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Tim brtlnk's discussion Please help translating this.

"It is just absurd . Things go wrong back to front. The wipers fail when they are needed and we need to wait for them not to be needed for them to start working again. It is a bit like slapstick the humour of the silent movies."

Aug 13

Tim brtlnk replied to Tim brtlnk's discussion Please help translating this.

"This is already very cool! Thank you! I also wanted to know why the windscreen wipers stopped working and why they suddenly can't be stopped. Why would windscreen wipers stop working due to humidity? This story was written in 1960. Was this a…"

Aug 13

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Tim brtlnk's discussion Please help translating this.

"Haddock: Zut,the windscreen wipers (that are) not working. That is all we needed. Tintin:It is on account of the humidity.Stay calm,as soon as it stops raining they will get going again ( -;) ) Haddock: Ah ,here we are! Haddock: Tintin…"

Aug 13

Tim brtlnk posted a discussion

Please help translating this.

Tintin and Haddock are in a car and it's raining. Haddock is irritated by the rain.I tried to translate the text on the image. But I don't understand the parts of the windscreen wipers.If I understand correctly they fail to work properly due to humidity. Can somebody help me translate the texts? Thank you!See More

Aug 12

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EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Crack1's discussion Cette nuit

"Idioms don't translate exactly from one language to another. Those sentences you have shown us are correct. Try to get a feel of what they are saying. "Dernier été'" is not good French ; it…"

Jul 22

Crack1 posted a discussion

Cette nuit

Je dois dire que cette nuit j'ai rêvé que j'étais retraité.I must tell you that, last night, I dreamt I was a pensioner.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cette nuit fut la première nuit vraiment froide de cet hiver grisLast night was the first truly cold night of this grey winter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Je l'ai lue rapidement, car je me…See More

Jul 22

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EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to alan gould's discussion using "de" not "le"

"I think we have decided that "une puce" is a male or female flea (some of these beasts are androgynous) I am still confused about the genders and plural form of "pou" and "poux" but it is a specialist…"

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EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to alan gould's discussion using "de" not "le"

"Hi Neil It is very quiet on your site these days. I wonder what happened to all the school age students needing help with their attempts. I have a young Belgian girl staying with us at the moment who is keen to improve her…"

Jul 16

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