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a priori isn’t used in English conversation, but I’ve seen it in erudite writing.  I had seen it in the dictionary example below w its given translation so i put it in a study notebook  Le feu, a priori d’origine accidentelle, a pris dans le dépôtThe fire which seems to have bn accidental, began in the warehouse     if i look at the english, i would say in english "the fire which is alleged to have been accidental..." so in french, i would say "le feu, d'abord pre'sume' accidentelle..." to me,…See More

you wrote: “La nourriture” and “l'alimentation” match to, indeed, “the food”.“provision” is a term most general and can be used according to several manners.An accuracy : We also can write…me:u could say they "correspond to food" but "match" would b w/o "to".  i'd say they're "equivalent" to food.  using "match" i'd say would mark someone as a non-anglo, but it's not really wrong.  i have containers for food in my kitchen.  i was frustrated noticing sometimes the lid fits and other times it…See More

I’m so grateful for chantal's help.  I benefit from it greatly.  On youtube, I find “learning french w elsa” and “inner French” are very helpful. Below are some mistakes u made that I’ll correct for u.  “preciser” is “specify” in English.  please specify what exactly u want me to do.  and there’s precisely.  In the song “getting to know u” in the musical “the king and I” there’s a line “u are precisely my cup of tea.”  u could say “that’s precisely what I meant” but everyone would use “exactly”…See More