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the word "comble"

I just learned this word as an adj. meaning "full" or packed" (packed theatre, resto, etc.).   "mot du jour" says it's also used figurativ…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

1 Apr 14, 2012
Reply by Neil Coffey

Passe compose ou passe simple?

It was very necessary to assist them both to put them under obligation to love us, and to facilitate my undertakings and discoveries which,…

Started by Katerina James in French Grammar

2 Apr 13, 2012
Reply by Katerina James

How does one open a letter in French?

In English we would open 'Dear....' How do the French open?

Started by Grant Cameron in French Grammar

5 Apr 11, 2012
Reply by Grant Cameron

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 in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

2 Apr 11, 2012
Reply by Erwan

Can someone help with venir, arriver, and rentrer?

I'm confused about what context venir is used in, can anyone help? In French-English dictionaries it is listed as "to come", but isn't  arr…

Started by Jenni Jolly in French Grammar

4 Apr 11, 2012
Reply by George Hunt

Tenses please (no need to translate)

Let me confess to you at once that if I had not, on the spur of the moment, picked up my pen and scribbled a note to Jim inviting him to ad…

Started by Katerina James in French Grammar

4 Apr 9, 2012
Reply by Neil Coffey

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help- structure of a sentence: 'L'on"

I am familiar with indirect and direct object pronouns placing the le, la and les etc before the verb(or auxilary verb etc) but I sometimes…

Started by Peter En in French Grammar

2 Apr 9, 2012
Reply by Neil Coffey

ainsi (que)

news in slow French said: "De nombreuses personnes ainsi que de nombreuses organisations ont apporté leur soutien."   I studied the word…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

2 Apr 9, 2012
Reply by Neil Coffey

"qui sont soient"

I encountered this sentence in a podcast: "Il y a des objets qui sont soient bc plus cher en France, soient très dur à trouver là-bas."  W…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

3 Apr 8, 2012
Reply by Neil Coffey

when NOT to use "beaucoup"

"beaucoup" is my logical choice instead of "plein de" in the 2 following sentences and yet I've seen examples like them before.  I'm sure I…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

3 Apr 8, 2012
Reply by alan gould

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