Chantal Savignat's Page

"Hello Alan Labor laws are very complex in France. The first word, basis, is "Salaire"  salaire = money you earn for doing a work. Salaire brut is in 2 parts :     Salaire net = money in your pocket. + charges = the…"

"Hello Mickael. Une réponse tardive (en français) en passant par là. Si vous le voulez, j'essayerai de traduire en anglais. Je ne peux pas vous dire quelle est la bonne syntaxe en anglais mais je peux vous expliquer le…"

"Hi, 1) Can these be used as a subject as well as an object? "Nous deux sont allés au magasin" looks strange to me for some reason. As George said : "Nous deux sommes allés au magasin"  is right. But ... It…"

"Hi from France. Long time I didn't come here .... Just one little modification : 2. L'as-tu donné ? questions with "est ce que" are more usual."

"hello. As George said : The first sentence  is perfect. Ils le pensaient : "le" represents the first part of the sentence "Ils faisaient partie de la haute société" to avoid the repetition. I think in…"

"Wouldn’t it b “il s’est remis sur pieds”? u have “il est remis” theses two sentences are both okay. "il est remis" means that the illness is ended, it's an kind of observation of the final …"

"« je vas faire le mise en place » would b correct when cooking Je vais, tu vas...  LA mise en place => Je vais faire la mise en place. il etait malade la semaine derniere mais hier il a remis sur pieds "remis…"

"It's "Mise à pieds" and "Remis sur pieds" Can mise en place b used as a noun ? yes, mise en place can be used as a noun because it's a noun. the verb is "Mettre en place" I’m also wondering if…"

"Se donner l'air = to give an impression of being rich, but there are details that sound false."

"To pretend I recently saw “Elle se donne l’aire d’une femme riche” -- She pretends to b rich I had earlier learned “pretend” to b “faire semblant.”  I’m thinking that maybe the English…"

"Expressions w « mis » I know « mise en place ».  i’ve heard of mise en scene but it’s not practical to know how to use it unless it can b used metaphorically.  Is “mise sur…"

"About "formal language", I think we have to clarify some things. I know 3 groups in french, I don't know how many there are in english, and if theses groups are the same  : - langage familier : informal, slang, ....  -…"

"First i have a question about this notion : formal language. - langage familier - langage courant : I suppose this is called "everyday language"  ?  so I think there are many levels. - langage soutenu :  I think formal…"

"Hello Alan. This "ne" is called "explétif". It means that this "ne" is not mandatory. It's not really a negative form, it's more a comparative form. It's used when there is a fear or a doubt about…"

"Hello, Yes, it's used. We are speaking about something, a new car, a new suit, .... as we are speaking about this thing, adding this thing after "avec" is understood. Man 1 : tu viens avec nous ce week end ? Man 2 : "Oui,…"

"Bonne année. Je vous souhaite à tous une excellente année 2021. Une année légère et pétillante qui vous permette de réaliser vos rêves et vous apporte la réussite professionnelle…"