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Verb tense - future vs. conditional or subjunctive, or what?

I am getting a tattoo with a motto in French. My reading ability in French is basic. I am trying to get a proper translation of the English…

Started by David Martin in French Grammar

5 Feb 18, 2014
Reply by Vedas

Translating 'amorce'

Reading an article about "traitement moral" in France I came upon this sentence: "Cette amorce d'une première psychothérapie rationnelle, d…

Started by Edward Brown in Translation Help

1 Feb 16, 2014
Reply by Chantal Savignat

Plus-que-parfait and confusion

Bonjour tous!!!I'm reading a French book for intermediate level readers. I'm confused with the use of plus-que-parfait in the text.The text…

Started by Kaushal Pandey in French Grammar

4 Feb 14, 2014
Reply by Kaushal Pandey

Demain, dès l’aube, à l’heure

Demain, dès l’aube, à l’heure où blanchit la campagne Can you use another word instead of "dès" ? "À," "en" ? Also, can "où" be replaced w…

Started by Robert in French Grammar

7 Feb 14, 2014
Reply by Vedas

En+article

My understanding is that the preposition "en" is usually not followed by an article. Je voyage en train.  C'est sa table en bois.  Ils sont…

Started by Dwayne Roberts in French Grammar

3 Feb 12, 2014
Reply by Vedas

Vous êtes...?

Hello! What does "Vous êtes famille?" mean? I am not sure I wrote it right. I hope my question does not sound silly:) I actually need a Fre…

Started by Eva Kaneva in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

4 Feb 9, 2014
Reply by Chantal Savignat

the meaning of "livre de pain d'épice"

I am reading a nineteenth French medical text in which a patient is being described. Here are a few lines: On lui a avancé de quoi acheter…

Started by Edward Brown in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

19 Feb 5, 2014
Reply by Robert

Ma chambre, can someone check my work?

can someone check my work? And only if you can, translate it into english? :) Je dois pas partager avec ma soeur. Le murs de ma chambre son…

Started by Camilla Kutna in French Grammar

17 Feb 3, 2014
Reply by Robert

agreement of past participle

François Furet’s introduction to Tocqueville’s De la démocratie en Amérique, vol. 1, contains the following sentence:   Les Noirs, esclaves…

Started by Fred Kameny in French Grammar

10 Feb 2, 2014
Reply by Robert

I need verification on translation please

I am putting together a list of metal parts in French for a stamp that will go on a box. I am attaching the image. Can someone help me conf…

Started by Jose A. Ferman in Translation Help

1 Feb 1, 2014
Reply by Chantal Savignat

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