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How to type French accents

The question comes from time to time as to how to type French accents in Windows. A few tools have sprung up on the web, but I just want to…

Started by Neil Coffey in Announcements

1 Sep 10, 2012
Reply by Remy Martin

fils de Vierge, arachnidéene and even gossamer

Bonjour, I am in the middle of translating piece of prose I wrote some time ago and am stuck on the last line which has to have a poetic, o…

Started by Gary Timbrell in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

4 Sep 10, 2012
Reply by Gary Timbrell

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help with "faire le même constat"

Hi, I'm having trouble getting my head around the usage of "faire le même constat". I understand that it has something to do with being the…

Started by Peter En in French Grammar

4 Sep 9, 2012
Reply by Peter En

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Verbs functioning as nouns

In english, verbs can sometimes function as nouns such as:   "The gouvernment forbids the hiding of artifacts" or "... the stealing of hens…

Started by Peter En in French Grammar

6 Sep 5, 2012
Reply by Peter En

Mon prèmier roman en français

J’ai lu mon prèmier roman “Le tour du monde en 80 jours“. C’était “abridged version“ alors très facile pour comprendre. J’aime le descripti…

Started by Pavani G in French culture

0 Sep 2, 2012

Just found this sit. It looks fantastic. Where should I start?

I am planning to live in France in about three years and need to be able to talk the language. I love the country and know my very basic Fr…

Started by John Turner in French Grammar

17 Sep 1, 2012
Reply by George Hunt

Help for "Donnez les ordres"

Donnez les ordres 1. Tu dois corriger ta faute. 2. Nous devons travailler serieusement. 3. Vous louez une piece. 4. Il faut manger ces frui…

Started by Anand.Ram in French Grammar

3 Aug 31, 2012
Reply by Pavani G

grappe versus groupe

I just learned the word "grappe."  My dictionary shows it's used in many terms regarding computers.  More practical for me is its use regar…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

1 Aug 28, 2012
Reply by Neil Coffey

Can someone please give me advice, regarding a French translator ' calculator '

Hello, Can someone give me advice on a good translator please? I am going to work in France soon. I have good basics, and wish to properly…

Started by robert nicolson in French learning / teaching

1 Aug 28, 2012
Reply by Neil Coffey

Learning French

Hi I'm sorry to post such a boring question, but I'm stuck. I would love to learn french and apart from learning a small amount during sc…

Started by RachelJones in French learning / teaching

2 Aug 27, 2012
Reply by Charles D

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