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"There's a word dénouement, occasionally used in English, but this really means "end"…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 23, 2010 to Translation phrase for "a moment of enlightenment or truth"

 6 Aug 26, 2010
Reply by Ian Jones

"I think you may mean coup de grâce, which means something like "final use/wound etc…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 18, 2010 to cou de grau?

 2 Aug 18, 2010
Reply by Sharon Jones

"Re the Cinderella one, I thiiink the intended meaning would be something like "Do I…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 7, 2010 to translation

 5 Aug 11, 2010
Reply by freebird

"There are a couple of extra points worth mentioning. There's interestingly a case w…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 7, 2010 to The adjective "grand"

 4 Aug 11, 2010
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"It's a case of "parce que" in the sense that speakers readily use e.g. mes vacances…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 31, 2010 to Plurals in singular context.

 2 Jul 31, 2010
Reply by James H Smith

"The expression you're looking for is probably mise en abîme (or mise en abyme), whic…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 31, 2010 to infinitely reflecting mirrors

 1 Jul 31, 2010
Reply by Neil Coffey

"Yes, that's right: mis en garde à vue = taken into custody."

Neil Coffey replied Jul 31, 2010 to garde a vue

 4 Aug 11, 2010
Reply by freebird

"In French, I'm not sure that what you say is quite true. The basic word for cupper i…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 29, 2010 to Brass and Copper

 2 Jul 29, 2010
Reply by M Mcglashan

"Yes, basically that's it, with a slight proviso about what "correct" really means.…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 28, 2010 to Adjectives and "des"/"de"

 9 Jan 30, 2011
Reply by Peter Wouters

"No, it's not just about formality. Sorry if I didn't make this clear. des changes t…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 28, 2010 to Adjectives and "des"/"de"

 9 Jan 30, 2011
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