French Language

Discuss and learn French: French vocabulary, French grammar, French culture etc.

French Vocab Games app for iPhone/iPad French-English dictionary French grammar French vocab/phrases

For the latest updates, follow @FrenchUpdates on Twitter!

French Grammar (1,947)

Discussions Replies Latest Activity

checking vocabulary

the following are vocab i put in a notebook to study while i'm on the bus or walking.  these i want to check: 1) provoke -- faire réagir or…

Started by alan gould

2 May 9, 2020
Reply by alan gould

consacrer v. se consacrer

i can't see where to use the latter instead of the former.  

Started by alan gould

7 May 9, 2020
Reply by alan gould

alors comme ca

i have these 2 examples:  Alors comme ca tu t’en vas Alors comme ca tu vas arreter tes e’tudes? i'm told the speaker is expressing surprise…

Started by alan gould

5 May 9, 2020
Reply by alan gould

pas tellement

so if someone asked me if i like X, i would say "pas tellement"    i would have thought "pas vraiment."  

Started by alan gould

1 May 8, 2020
Reply by Chantal Savignat

déclencher v. entraîner

they pretty much mean the same thing.  for now, i think i can use them interchangeably.  

Started by alan gould

6 May 8, 2020
Reply by Chantal Savignat

guetter

is this heard?  here is the one sentence I have.  I don't see any distinction between guetter and attendre.   Elle guette l'arrivée du fac…

Started by alan gould

4 May 8, 2020
Reply by Chantal Savignat

accaparer – to monopolize

how often do u hear the former?  the latter is easier for me to use of course as there's "monopoly" and "monopolize" 

Started by alan gould

0 May 8, 2020

gêné or embarrassé

It seems the former is used more than the latter.  My notes say:   I was really embarrassed.       J'étais vraiment gêné.   an embarrassed…

Started by alan gould

2 May 8, 2020
Reply by alan gould

se déplacer v. se rendre

i have this example sentence:  ils permettent aux employés de se rendre à leur travail can u explain when to use "se rendre" instead of "se…

Started by alan gould

0 May 8, 2020

morales v. moeurs

is there a distinction between them?  

Started by alan gould

1 May 7, 2020
Reply by Chantal Savignat

RSS

Follow BitterCoffey on Twitter

© 2024   Created by Neil Coffey.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service