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How to say "not until..."

Bonjour tout le monde! Hi guys, I would like to know if you know how to say something to the effect of "not until (this), (that happened)"…

Started by Gustaf Drevin

2 May 18
Reply by Neil Coffey

How to say these in french

I checked my mini dictionary but I don't quite understand how to translate these words so that I can use them in my essays : 1. Nothing 2.…

Started by Meshaun de Silva

2 May 16
Reply by Meshaun de Silva

Jam

The online dictionary completely ignores the meaning of "jammy" as "tasting of jam" (a frequent use in wine-tasting).  Waht would you sugge…

Started by Jean Dervin

3 May 16
Reply by stu harris

Faux Amis

The following is a list I've made of French words that resemble English ones but in reality are different. I'm not interested in words (suc…

Started by Dwayne Roberts

70 May 15
Reply by Dwayne Roberts

Voudrais vs. vouloir

Hi! This is my first post, and it might be a bit beginner-ish, but anyways: what is the difference between "je voudrais" and "je veux"? A…

Started by Gustaf Drevin

23 May 14
Reply by Eva-Britt Sullivan

What does de com le foula

What does "de com le foula" mean? A girl told me that and I have no clue what it means.

Started by Emil Vasland

1 Apr 29
Reply by George Hunt

french equivalent of ''to be stuck''?

This is an almost completely British English saying I believe. The context would not literally be ''to  be attached to something and unable…

Started by Amy Wallington

8 Apr 23
Reply by alan gould

To say "don't judge a book by its cover"

Hi! You have helped me a lot here before, so I will post another question. It's a question on idioms, and I would love to know how to say "…

Started by Gustaf Drevin

2 Apr 11
Reply by Erwan

the crêpe salée

How do you call  CRÊPE SALÉE in English meaning the opposite of Sweet crepe. Thanks

Started by Chanh Van Nguyen

7 Apr 8
Reply by alan gould

Fencing

How is the word spelled in French, that is the word exclaimed a the beginning of a fencing dual.... that "sounds like"  too-shay?

Started by Babette

1 Mar 27
Reply by stu harris

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