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"Ce" as relative pronoun

Puis-je demander une analyse de la phrase ci-dessous? ( It's from a shoes designer's blog.) "J’ai été contactée pour ce projet, ce qui m’a…

Started by Robert in French Grammar

10 Apr 17, 2014
Reply by Richard Last

Subject repetition

In this statement, the subject "guerre" is repeated as "elle": Quels changements la seconde guerre mondiale a-t-elle apportés à la vie des…

Started by Robert in French Grammar

6 Apr 17, 2014
Reply by Richard Last

Translation of 'That'

Hey, I'm trying to understand how would you use 'that' in French. I've translated several sentences (except #4 & #5) - and I would like…

Started by johndoe in French Grammar

2 Apr 17, 2014
Reply by Davenne Marc

award

 Salut  Je traduis un diplôme.Est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait m'aider  à traduire cette phrase?  This award is a terminal award and complete…

Started by Letta in Translation Help

6 Apr 17, 2014
Reply by Davenne Marc

les mains versus mes mains

I abandoned studying German for French but have recently resumed the former along with French.  When I encountered the rules about avoidanc…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

4 Apr 16, 2014
Reply by alan gould

Honi soit

  My understanding of the phrase ‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’ is different from any I have yet met on the web. I agree with the synopsis th…

Started by Richard Last in French Grammar

0 Apr 16, 2014

Meeting

<I met him yesterday.>  By chance, or for the first time?  <Je l'ai rencontré hier> ou <J'ai fait sa connaissance hier>?…

Started by Jean Dervin in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

3 Apr 13, 2014
Reply by Jean Dervin

a wish for a traveller

Hi- I am planning to give a gift to a French student who I have been working with in Lille, France - I have been helping with her associati…

Started by Joby in French Grammar

1 Apr 12, 2014
Reply by George Hunt

to save money

A textbook said "faire des économies" and "économiser" are both used to mean "to save money" and yet not always in the same sense.  These w…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

2 Mar 30, 2014
Reply by alan gould

laisser

i said to a french girl in a hostel after she finished washing dishes "tu peux le laisser" with regard to turning the water off.  she under…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

4 Mar 28, 2014
Reply by alan gould

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