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gâteau / cake
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dwayne Roberts Jun 5. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I recently noticed that the French use "cake" to mean fruit cake (Cassell's dictionary and others). But I've also seen it used in cake au thon. I don't believe that gâteau and cake are synonymous,…Continue
S'il vous plaitaît
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dwayne Roberts Mar 14. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Do we ever use the conditional mode when saying "please"? If it would please you, rather than if it pleases you? I'm confident we use it in other than "please" (as in requesting compliance) phrases,…Continue
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Water Glass
Started this discussion. Last reply by George Hunt Aug 3, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I think this is an easy one.We have un verre de vin and un verre à vin, which are a glass of wine and a wine glass, respectively.So, is it un verre d'eau and un verre en eau for water?Continue
Faire la fine bouche devant qch
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chantal Savignat May 29, 2018. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Is this sentence correct? Is it how the statement would normally be made?Elle a fait la fine bouche devant les repas ordinaires.She was picky/choosy of ordinary meals. She looked down her nose at…Continue
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Chantal Savignat replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion gâteau / cake"where foods are fruits, chocolate and all sugar foods, cakes are generally called cakes when they have these special rectangular form and with this recipe (eggs, flour, yeast, butter just mixed and the special cake texture after cooking). They could…"
"Delightful, Chantal. As I understand it, a true "moule à cake" must be rectangular. D'accord? Does this mean that the same ingredients cooked in a round mould would be un gâteau? In your second…"
"Thank you, George. Do you think "au gâteau au thon/crabe" would be incorrect?"
Chantal Savignat replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion gâteau / cake""cake" is used for all recipes with eggs, flour, yeast, butter ans other foods ...mixed and cooked in a special mould called "moule à cake".
cakes are called "cakes" where foods are fruits, chocolate, banana and…"
EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion gâteau / cake
"I am not familiar with this but it seems clear that "le cake au thon" is a savoury recipe.
So clearly "un cake" does not correspond exactly to "a cake" in English which is ,as far as I know always a sweet kind of…"
gâteau / cake
I recently noticed that the French use "cake" to mean fruit cake (Cassell's dictionary and others). But I've also seen it used in cake au thon. I don't believe that gâteau and cake are synonymous, but I can't seem to find a clear distinction.Appreciative of your thoughts,DwayneSee More
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Chantal Savignat replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion S'il vous plaitaît"No. We don't use conditional mode when saying "please". Never.
"Plairait" is used, but not with the meaning "please".
Il te plairait = You'd really like it."
EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion S'il vous plaitaît
"Hi Dwayne
You can use the conditional of plaire but I think it might be quite uncommon since "s'il te plaît" is such a common set expression.
I think I may have come across "si ça te…"
S'il vous plaitaît
Do we ever use the conditional mode when saying "please"? If it would please you, rather than if it pleases you? I'm confident we use it in other than "please" (as in requesting compliance) phrases, such asTu peux y aller s'il te plairait.See More
"A similar question:
J'ai besoin de lunettes? Not …des lunettes?
and
J'ai besoin des clés? Not …de clés?"
EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Water Glass
"People can lead very ordered lives.They would definitely have a glass for water (especially when laying the table)"
alan gould replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Water Glass"my thought is that there's a wine glass cuz it's part of the culture and the glass is specifically designed to facilitate the best experience of drinking wine. i would doubt there's a term for a glass expressly for water. …"
EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Water Glass
"I had the same thought but was quite confident as it sounded right.
Doing a search seems to show the expression is in good use
for…"
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