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S'arrêter and 'arrêter'

Hi What is the difference between the words 's'arrêter' and 'arrêter' ? The dictionary says that the both words mean to stop. Police sto…

Started by Crack1 in French Grammar

16 Apr 10, 2015
Reply by George Hunt

pronunciation of "e."

If someon could find a rule about when you pronounce "e" as "é" when there's no accent aigue, I would be much obliged.   e.g. descendre /de…

Started by george willms in Linguistics

10 Mar 28, 2015
Reply by Vedas

si peu flatté qu'il soit

Mes rêves peuvent me tromper sur la nature des autres, mais ils sont infaillibles dans le portrait qu'ils me donnent de moi-même, si peu fl…

Started by Joseph Cronin in French Grammar

15 Mar 16, 2015
Reply by George Hunt

Reflexive Verbs

Hello, I am learning reflexive verbs. My study material has stated that: 'je me douche' = 'I am going for a shower'. But I translate it a…

Started by Daniel C in French Grammar

10 Mar 6, 2015
Reply by Robert

elle est très pausé

I saw a host (overnight accommodation) described as "très pausé."  my dictionary gave the example of  "un style très pausé" which it define…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

9 Feb 26, 2015
Reply by alan gould

pronominal verbs

Is there a list of verbs that are exclusively pronominal? For example: se suicider, s'évanouir, etc.

Started by george willms in French Grammar

3 Feb 23, 2015
Reply by George Hunt

Make into negative

How do I make "Mon frère veut tout manger" into negative? I think it is mon frère ne veut rien manger is it right? Thanks in advance

Started by Lingesh Kumaar in French Grammar

10 Feb 22, 2015
Reply by Vedas

Help with translation

Hello! French language beginner here. Last Valentines, my cool French professor asked us to write an open love letter to our special someon…

Started by EyKey in French Grammar

2 Feb 20, 2015
Reply by Vedas

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"Des" as a pronoun?

I am having trouble with the word "des" in this sentence: "On n'en fait plus des comme ça", meaning "They don't make them like that any mor…

Started by Curt Jugg in French Grammar

11 Feb 16, 2015
Reply by Curt Jugg

Spoken Numeric Labels

This is a question about spoken non-arithmetic numbers – numbers found in labels and identifications such as telephone numbers, badge numbe…

Started by Dwayne Roberts in French Conversation Tips

2 Feb 16, 2015
Reply by Sandra

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