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past tense

Bonjour à tous,  I would like to know why this sentence has avoir and not avait; The sentence is   "le premiers européens à avoir rencontré…

Started by yong leong in French Grammar

1 Dec 22, 2010
Reply by Ed la mouette

Allez vous mettre là-bas

How colloquial is "allez vous mettre là-bas," and does it have any emotional content?  If spoken to a hyperactive individual, "là-bas" here…

Started by Thomas Arthur Copeland in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

2 Dec 20, 2010
Reply by Thomas Arthur Copeland

Coupé

What would people today, in modern English-speaking countries, call the sort of carriage that was called a coupé in Paris around 1875?  One…

Started by Thomas Arthur Copeland in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

2 Dec 19, 2010
Reply by Thomas Arthur Copeland

Irregular pronounciation-orthography in French?

Are there any words that are irregular (disregarding the liaisons at the end of the words)? For example words with "-ss-" (between vowels)…

Started by Adam Kim in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

6 Dec 18, 2010
Reply by Neil Coffey

Hoping for some corrections

hi- i know a smattering of french- enough to love the song Parlons Vite or Bizet's Habanera but can't quite grasp the intricacies [never wa…

Started by tyler in French Grammar

3 Dec 18, 2010
Reply by tyler

'avant' and 'devant'

what do these mean? could you give an example of when they would be used?

Started by Anthony Reddall in French Grammar

1 Dec 17, 2010
Reply by stu harris

Help with these translations!

Hey everybody,   The following (texts, maybe) are littered with words that I have no idea how to translate.  Please help! Each time there i…

Started by Bob shaft in French Grammar

4 Dec 17, 2010
Reply by Cath

Please help me translate this dialogue!

Hello all!   I was hoping someone can help me translate this dialogue.  It would be greatly appreciated as I am unable to do it myself corr…

Started by Bob shaft in Translation Help

14 Dec 17, 2010
Reply by Bob shaft

Please help with this translation!! It's important. Thanks!

allez...je me prepare mentallement!   j'ai l impression que ca le fait chier autant qu a moi, donc ca va!   tu serais venu me faire un biso…

Started by James Hey in French Grammar

2 Dec 16, 2010
Reply by James Hey

French term for bruise easily

I am trying to find the french term for someone (possibly a woman) who is fair skinned and bruises easily.  Any help would be appreciated.

Started by john little in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

3 Dec 16, 2010
Reply by Benoît

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