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French Language Weekly Newsletter - Monday, June 29, 2015

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Top new questions this week:

Existe-t-il un nom pour quelqu'un qui rejette toujours la faute sur les autres ?

Comment nomme-t-on une personne qui considère que ses erreurs viennent toujours d'autrui ? Par exemple : J'ai mal répondu parce que la question était mal posée. Je n'ai pas marqué ce but ...

vocabulaire demande-de-mot  
asked by radouxju 7 votes
answered by Steven BENET 6 votes

Censé vs supposé

To translate the idea of I am supposed to do something What is the difference between saying Je suis censé faire quelque chose as opposed to Je suis supposé faire quelque chose Is ...

traduction vocabulaire anglais  
asked by Aerovistae 7 votes
answered by Kareen 9 votes

C'est quoi la différence entre Maîtrise d'oeuvre et Maîtrise d'ouvrage ?

Dans un contexte administratif, je suis toujours confronté à la situation de Maîtrise d'oeuvre et Maîtrise d'ouvrage ? et qu'elle est la signification de chacun s'il vous plait ?

sens travail  
asked by OSryx 6 votes
answered by Yohann V. 3 votes

« Regardez-moi ça » : que fait ici ce possessif ?

J'ai pris cet exemple mais il y a d'autres usages très idiomatiques construits sur le même principe (« Oh mais arrêtez de le taquiner, vous allez me le vexer ! »). Que fait ici ce possessif ? Est-ce ...

origine-ou-raison constructions possessif  
asked by Romain VALERI 6 votes
answered by Divulgâchâmes 6 votes

What is a "réponse de principe"?

What is the difference between réponse de principe and réponse? E.g.: Peux-tu s'il te plait nous donner ton adresse pour le faire-part ainsi qu'une réponse de principe? vs. Peux-tu s'il te ...

sens choix-de-mot  
asked by Franck Dernoncourt 5 votes
answered by Édouard 10 votes

What is the French equivalent of "Holy fucking shit"?

By equivalent of "Holy fucking shit," I mean a phrase that: consists mostly of curse words; and is used primarily to indicate disbelief / surprise (as opposed to, e.g., insulting someone or ...

interjections jurons  
asked by Adrian 4 votes
answered by 7hibault 6 votes

"Tastes great warm too!"

I'm trying to translate the phrase "Tastes great warm too!" as for a drink that you can have warm as well as cold (think tea and iced tea). Someone suggested I use "Tout aussi bon chaud!" Is ...

alimentation  
asked by Raphael Rosch 4 votes
answered by Romain VALERI 8 votes

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

Règles d'utilisation de « leur » et « leurs »

Quand doit-on utiliser leurs avec un s ? Quelles sont les règles (et les exceptions s'il y en a) pour l'accorder au pluriel ? Existe-t-il un « truc » facile à retenir pour bien l'accorder ?

grammaire pronoms accord déterminants possessif  
asked by Drahakar 17 votes
answered by Evpok 19 votes

Comment s'appellent les bulles dans les bandes dessinées ?

Y a-t-il un nom particulier donné aux bulles utilisées pour faire parler les personnages dans les bandes dessinées ? Je parle de ces bulles-là:

vocabulaire demande-de-mot  
asked by olchauvin 12 votes
answered by Stamm 19 votes

Can you answer this?

Content outside of Rosetta Stone. At what level or unit would the average user be able to comprehend French conversation or French Middle School Novel

I am interested in ordering a few French books, such as an atlas with a lot of pictures and a basic biography. I am in the 3rd unit of the first level of Rosetta Stone, so not to far along. For ...

vocabulaire anglais informatique études radio  
asked by Zeke Legge 2 votes
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