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"Erwan -- I thiiiink "coussinet de palier" is OK. However, it might be clearer to say…"

Neil Coffey replied Feb 9, 2012 to Very difficult technical language. Help!

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"Well, this depends on your purpose/perspective. No language is intrinsically "easie…"

Neil Coffey replied Feb 9, 2012 to is French an easier language to learn than German?

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"Benoit -- you could say e.g.: "I get the general/overall meaning (of what you're say…"

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"Incidentally, if you want to reflect the "plus", you could say e.g. "...and will now…"

Neil Coffey replied Feb 5, 2012 to old french translation I

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"In current usage, "y" is basically not used in these word-final positions, and "i" w…"

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"I think the French equivalent would basically be to have a street called an "Avenue"…"

Neil Coffey replied Feb 3, 2012 to What is the French equivalent of Main Street in US or High Street in UK?

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"Well, every individual is obviously free to choose any words/expressions at random a…"

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"In the French education system, one would often talk about avoir la moyenne (literal…"

Neil Coffey replied Feb 2, 2012 to French for 'pass my exams'

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"It's not unacceptable as such. But in practice it could sound overly formal/insisten…"

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"Almost -- the negative elements that go together in this case are "ne ... aucun". Bu…"

Neil Coffey replied Feb 2, 2012 to Help with a structure of a sentence.

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