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"avis" v. "opinion"

what's the difference?  is one used more than the other?  Tx

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

2 Mar 14, 2018
Reply by alan gould

releve' meaning spicy

i only knew e'pice'.  is releve' also very commonly used?  just came across it in a dictionary.  Tx

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

1 Mar 13, 2018
Reply by Chantal Savignat

Elle fait 40 ans

Is this a common way of saying "she looks 40 years old"?  and once the comment is made, u can then refer back to it using "en" -- "oui, el…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

1 Mar 13, 2018
Reply by Chantal Savignat

du à

I googled the following sentence but nothing comes up so i don't know where i found it.   "sa renaissance et sa réussite sont dues à lui"…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

1 Mar 13, 2018
Reply by Chantal Savignat

Ça dépend du temps

i have a note that this means "it depends on the weather."  does this also means "it depends on the time"?  if not, how would u differenti…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

1 Mar 13, 2018
Reply by Chantal Savignat

2 word usage questions in sentence

Here's the sentence: Aux alentours de midi, il a dit: "Je suggère que nous continuions à travailler jusqu'à une heure 1) i only knew "ale…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

1 Mar 13, 2018
Reply by Chantal Savignat

"certains" as a pronoun

i just read this sentence: mais je n'ai jamais eu à accepter les tarifs de misère offerts par certains. in english, u could use the pronoun…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

0 Mar 12, 2018

s'acharner a faire

it means "to try desperate to do" or "to persist in doing."  i just came across it.  sounds like it's worth adding to my vocabulary.  is th…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

4 Mar 11, 2018
Reply by George Hunt

mettre dans l'embarras

i saw this in a dictionary: "votre question me met dans l'embarras" it said it's an expression.  is this a very common way of saying "i don…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

2 Mar 9, 2018
Reply by alan gould

The English word relations in French

He  is related to me. I have lots of relatives. Where do your  relations live? What is your relationship to her/him/them? My maternal  re…

Started by Crack1 in French Grammar

16 Mar 7, 2018
Reply by Crack1

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