"A similar question:
J'ai besoin de lunettes? Not …des lunettes?
and
J'ai besoin des clés? Not …de clés?"
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Water Glass
Started this discussion. Last reply by George Hunt Aug 3. 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
Sharp Cheese
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dwayne Roberts Dec 15, 2016. 2 Replies 0 Likes
My dictionary hasn't been very helpful. I want to describe a cheddar as "sharp". I see an entry "âcre", but I doubt that's what I'm looking for. Can some sharp cheddar lover help me?Continue
Bare-naked nouns
Started this discussion. Last reply by Yeli May 8, 2016. 17 Replies 0 Likes
Not as risqué a question as one might first think.Il ne faut pas confondre vitesse et précipitation. In American English, this would often be translated as "Haste makes waste". My question isn't…Continue
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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)"
"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…"
"Thank you, George. I was thinking the "à eau" was a little non-euphonic for the language, as "Où va il" would be."
EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Water Glass
"I think it would be "un verre a eau"."
Water Glass
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?See More
"This couple is excessive. There are some french people who are like this. It's probably more common than in another country but it's not really common.
But it's true that food and cooking are a very important part of french life and…"
EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Faire la fine bouche devant qch
"Chantal ,would you say that food snobbery is common amongst the French?
I had a couple of French people staying once who made a meal for us. We almost had an argument when I put salt on my food as apparently that was "to insult the…"
"I don't know how to translate this expression.
But this sentence is correct and means that a woman doesn't want to eat meals if these meals are common.
The expression is "faire la fine bouche".
you may add "devant" or…"
EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Faire la fine bouche devant qch
"Here is something I prepared earlier ;-)
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/faire-la-fine-bouche-devant.339034/
Seems like a correct usage."
Faire la fine bouche devant qch
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 ordinary meals.See More
"I think piquant will work just fine. Thanks, George!"
EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to Dwayne Roberts's discussion Sharp Cheese
"I see "piquant" can work
http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/traduction/fromage+piquant.html
but I am not sure if it the only ,or best way to express the idea of "sharp".
"relevé " can…"
Sharp Cheese
My dictionary hasn't been very helpful. I want to describe a cheddar as "sharp". I see an entry "âcre", but I doubt that's what I'm looking for. Can some sharp cheddar lover help me?See More
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