""à grandes eaux" or "à grande eau" : "eau" means really water and not anything else and this expression is only for water, or washing with water.
There are "les grandes eaux" too = big fountains…"
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laver a grande l'eau
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chantal Savignat May 14. 4 Replies 0 Likes
i cleaned yesterday for a french guy who was speaking english but then told me not to use a lot of water on his balcony. he switched to french and told me not to "laver a grande l'eau." i just…Continue
a missing "y"
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Apr 13. 1 Reply 0 Likes
i saw this sentence:"Le quartier devient invivable. La police ne se déplace même plus." i would think it needs to say "...ne s'y de'place..." to refer back to le quartier. maybe it's optional -- it…Continue
en fin de compte/au bout du compte
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Apr 14. 1 Reply 0 Likes
the first was translated as "all things considered" while the latter was "in the final analysis." so, in my book, they're really the same thing. are they both used equally in conversation and…Continue
jusqu'en versus jusqu'a
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chantal Savignat Apr 12. 1 Reply 0 Likes
i see "jusqu'en used before dates or years. but it's not used for all measurements of time cuz there's "jusqu'a present" and "jusqu'a la fin du jour" (the latter in a jacques brel song). the…Continue
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EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to alan gould's discussion laver a grande l'eau
"I seem to remember the expression "a grands flots". Does that mean the same thing and are there other similar "a grands...." expressions?"
Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion laver a grande l'eau"No.
that expression means "with a lot of water" so just for "laver", "rincer" "nettoyer"."
EducatorGeorge Hunt replied to alan gould's discussion laver a grande l'eau
"Seems to be mainly used with "laver" although "nettoyer" also works.
It's "a grande l' eau"…"
alan gould posted a discussionlaver a grande l'eau
i cleaned yesterday for a french guy who was speaking english but then told me not to use a lot of water on his balcony. he switched to french and told me not to "laver a grande l'eau." i just looked it up and there's a swiss river called the "grande Eau." it's the source of the expression "laver a grande l'eau." are there other times when u would use "a grande l'eau" other than w "laver?" Tx See More
Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion en fin de compte/au bout du compte"yes both are used.
And the two translations "all things considered" and "in the final analysis" could be right.
The more used is "en fin de compte" : it's very used to close a conversation or a subject in a…"
Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion a missing "y""It means "La police ne se déplace même plus dans ce quartier quand quelqu'un l'appelle"
As "Le quartier" is already clarify in the first sentence, it's not useful to refer back to "le…"
Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion jusqu'en versus jusqu'a"it's right.
Jusqu'en 1985 : only with a month (and/or/without) year. But not with a date with the day.
Jusqu'au 15 avril 1985 : date with the day.
Jusqu'à 10h : with an hour.
With "fin" (or début)…"
Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion vu que, a la lumiere de, compte tenu de""vu que..." and "compte tenu de..." are used in conversation.
"à la lumière de ..." is not used in conversation."
alan gould replied to alan gould's discussion ajouter versus rajouter"actually i went to a french cooking school (in new york) so i'm familiar w the terminology. i shouldn't have used wine as my example. but as i suspected, if i add something for the first time, i will "ajouter" and if…"
Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion ajouter versus rajouter"to add wine in the dish ?
in cooking there is a specific vocabulary in french.
if you add wine in the dish for the first time you probably read "déglacer", if you add a lot of wine it's "mouiller".
But you may find…"
alan gould posted a discussionajouter versus rajouter
i guess if i'm cooking and i'm told to add wine (for the first time), that's "ajouter" and if i then add more of it, that's "rajouter"? correct? See More
Chantal Savignat replied to alan gould's discussion de'plorer"The root of the word seems to mean that, but now people use both of them without respect the difference."
alan gould replied to alan gould's discussion de'plorer"so deplorer is more intense cuz u cry whereas w regretter u simply experience pain but don't cry? "
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