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parcourir des yeux/du regard

when i studied "parcourir" i saw that it usually means working your way from the beginning to the end of something big such as a distance o…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

3 Jul 21, 2016
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compagne v. compagnon

it seems a live-in girlfriend is the former while a man is the latter.  other than that i don't see  a difference when speaking of a partne…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

2 Jul 21, 2016
Reply by Stevo

starting sentence with "qu'on..."

i've seen this before.  Is it only used formally?  (i think this was culled from the canadian parliament).  would it be pretentious to use…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

2 Jul 20, 2016
Reply by Stevo

agreement of past participle

Here's the text, spot the error:    Au Canada, toutes les personnes qui ont déjà passé la nuit dehors au froid, se sont demandé si elles po…

Started by george willms in French Grammar

5 Jul 19, 2016
Reply by Stevo

Archaic expression?

Hi everyone, Long time follower, first time poster. I came across the following expression in a book by the American poet Ezra Pound: "Mai…

Started by Andrew Baxter in Translation Help

11 Jul 19, 2016
Reply by Stevo

What is a good way to learn vocabulary and use it?

I've been learning vocabulary (I think I know a little over 100 words), but I've realised that although I know the words, I find it difficu…

Started by Jodie-Mary Smith in French learning / teaching

4 Jul 4, 2016
Reply by Stevo

Faire causative

How does one say : "I must make the man love me."? When faire causative has a subject and an object, I get very confused. Nothing can come…

Started by Michael Starr in French Grammar

6 Jun 30, 2016
Reply by Stevo

davantage versus plus

i saw this discussed in a forum.  someone thought the former is more formal and preferable in writing.  is that true?   someone gave the f…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

4 Jun 29, 2016
Reply by Stevo

French pal

Hi everyone, I would like to have a French pal who wants to read and record texts for me in French. It will not be often because I take my…

Started by Yeli in French Grammar

1 May 27, 2016
Reply by Stevo

the word "fil"

1) i know barbed wire is "fil de fer barbelé," but if i just refer to an electrical wire, do i use "le fil" or "fil de fer?"  the dictionar…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

4 May 23, 2016
Reply by Stevo

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