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Chantal Savignat replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Faire la fine bouche devant qch

"This couple is excessive. There are some french people who are like this. It's probably more common than in another country but it's not really common. But it's true that food and cooking are a very important part of french life and…"

May 29

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Faire la fine bouche devant qch

"Chantal ,would you say that food snobbery is common amongst the French? I had a couple of French people staying once who made a meal for us. We almost had an argument when I put salt on my food as apparently that was "to insult the…"

May 29

Chantal Savignat replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Faire la fine bouche devant qch

"I don't know how to translate this expression. But this sentence is correct and means that a woman doesn't want to eat meals if these meals are common. The expression is "faire la fine bouche". you may add "devant" or…"

May 29

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Faire la fine bouche devant qch

"Here is something I prepared earlier ;-) https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/faire-la-fine-bouche-devant.339034/ Seems like a correct usage."

May 29

Dwayne Roberts posted a discussion

Faire la fine bouche devant qch

Is this sentence correct? Is it how the statement would normally be made?Elle a fait la fine bouche devant les repas ordinaires.She was picky/choosy of ordinary meals. She looked down her nose at ordinary meals.See More

May 28

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Chantal Savignat replied to Kari Huang's discussion I need help with translating these two words: "OK" and "Actions"

"OK is used in everyday language and understood by all french people without exception. (we have and old rubbish movie with an actor saying okaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy) And even more in computer technology. (I work in computer technology) In computer…"

May 26

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Kari Huang's discussion I need help with translating these two words: "OK" and "Actions"

"Ok is completely French . I am not sure about "actions" but I would not expect computer terminology to be exactly the same as in daily life anyway. Even in English the terminology used by computer software can seem…"

May 26

Kari Huang posted a discussion

I need help with translating these two words: "OK" and "Actions"

I work on a computer application with an "OK" button and "Actions" menu. I've always wondered if the translation we received is correct. I expected "OK" to translate to "D'accord" and "Actions," such as opening or deleting a document, to translate to "Actes". Instead, the exact translation we received are "OK" and "Actions" which look to me like the English words. Do the French really use "OK" and "Actions" in their everyday language? Is this something they actually would see if the…See More

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Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion laver a grande l'eau

""à grandes eaux" or "à grande eau" : "eau" means really water and not anything else and this expression is only for water, or washing with water. There are "les grandes eaux" too = big fountains…"

May 14

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to alan gould's discussion laver a grande l'eau

"I seem to remember the expression "a grands flots". Does that mean the same thing and are there other similar "a grands...." expressions?"

May 13

Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion laver a grande l'eau

"No. that expression means "with a lot of water" so just for "laver", "rincer" "nettoyer"."

May 12

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to alan gould's discussion laver a grande l'eau

"Seems to be mainly used with "laver" although "nettoyer" also works. It's "a grande l' eau"…"

May 11

alan gould posted a discussion

laver a grande l'eau

i cleaned yesterday for a french guy who was speaking english but then told me not to use a lot of water on his balcony. he switched to french and told me not to "laver a grande l'eau." i just looked it up and there's a swiss river called the "grande Eau." it's the source of the expression "laver a grande l'eau." are there other times when u would use "a grande l'eau" other than w "laver?" Tx See More

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Tim brtlnk replied to Tim brtlnk's discussion Can someone help me translate this?

"Ahh I see! Thank you very much!!"

May 5

EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Tim brtlnk's discussion Can someone help me translate this?

"Okay, this is the best I could come up with. Does this seem right? I am an agent from the FBI. At the moment all spies (what kind of spies?) are under pressure. The “freelance spies”, which means that they all work for themselves and not…"

May 5

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