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charclo

The slang word charclo, a slang word meaning tramp, bum, hobo, is an example of an interesting slang system that has developed in French ca…

Started by Neil Coffey in Word of the Day

0 May 17, 2009

Meaning of amour propre please

I always thought it meant true love but someone told me it means self love. What does it mean really?

Started by Angela Hall in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

2 May 16, 2009
Reply by Angela Hall

help

Can someone interupt this for me? Il n'y a pas de probleme pour moi pour te rencontrer la semaine prochaine. J'ai pas mal de chose a faire…

Started by Mike Howard in French Grammar

1 May 16, 2009
Reply by Mike Howard

procès

The French word procès desperately looks like it should mean the same as English process. Well, in a sense, it does, but usually to a very…

Started by Neil Coffey in Word of the Day

0 May 16, 2009

mél

This is one spelling of the word mail, meaning e-mail. It's actually a spelling proposed by the Académie Française and so, naturally, is at…

Started by Neil Coffey in Word of the Day

0 May 15, 2009

Je suis la reine - i am queen till death - correct?

i was reading a [rather brilliant] novel set in tudor time based around the overthrow of Mary queen of scotts, upon which Queen Elizabeth t…

Started by Romana Begum in French Grammar

1 May 15, 2009
Reply by Neil Coffey

Académie Française

I am currently doing a research Masters in Modern French Culture. I am looking at the role of Linguistic Institutions in today's multicultu…

Started by Chris Martin in French culture

0 May 14, 2009

Bonjour! I need some help with translation. Help?

How would the phrase "So have you closed the door?" be translated into French?

Started by Saurabh in French Grammar

5 May 14, 2009
Reply by Neil Coffey

Le Week-end

Reading Sartre, Le Sursis, in an old edition (Collection Soleil, Gallimard) and came across a reference to "le ouiqinde" on page 93. Could…

Started by Derek Ullmann in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

0 May 14, 2009

I was wondering

On the Rue Galande in Paris in the 5th arrondissment there is a shoppe that deals in small artist items, and the name of this establishment…

Started by Philip Maur in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

4 May 13, 2009
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