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Two very common false friends : 1) to demand - exiger (Fr) to ask - demander (Fr) He demanded a refund = Il a exigé un remboursement. 2) to control...
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As is a small word, with lots of different uses: 1) "comme" (preposition) He works as a carpenter. Il travaille comme menuisier. 2) "comme" You...
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French is easy in this respect, you can almost always say "faire de" + sport, for instance "faire du vélo". In English it is a little more complicated....
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What do these words have in common? Well, they can all be translated by "défaut" in French. flaw = a mistake/fault in something, that makes is...
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Occasionally the horoscope is mentioned during the lessons, and I always get stuck when I have to name the astrological signs in English (mind...
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For those lucky enough to have gone skiing these last few weeks, here is some useful vocabulary: ski resort = station de ski slope = piste ski...
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The French verb "faire" can be translated by "to make" or "to do"! And it is not easy to know which one to choose! 1) to do (when you talk about...
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The French adjective "personnel" can be translated by "personal" and "personnel". personal: (Fr: personnel /individuel /particulier...) the personal...
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The word "stage" is often used in France, and there is no exact translation for this word in English. You can identify two meanings: 1) un stage...
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Now it would have been easy if in English you could just translate it by zero. Well, you can, but not always. 1) You say "zero": for the number:...
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"Tour" is a word both in English and in French, but it doesn't have exacty the same meaning. 1) la tour (Fr) = the tower (En) Thus we say: the...
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Another expression that is difficult to translate is "une idée reçue". This expression has different aspects: 1) First of all it means that a...
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Some words are very difficult to translate. In fact you wonder how it is possible that in one language a word can be commonly used , when in...
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Some might know this song by Eric Carmen/Céline Dion. It was made famous by the movie "Bridget Jones diary". Here is an extract of this movie:...
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In French you can say: Je vais lui téléphoner après le déjeuner. and in English: I'll call him after lunch. In French you can say: Je vais lui...
