Laura K. Lawless's Blog: Lawless Languages, page 360
March 22, 2016
Adjectives
One of the eight parts of speech, adjectives are a type of modifier. They serve the same purpose in French and English, but they are very different in two respects.
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March 20, 2016
Cafetière à piston
Cette cafetière fort populaire aussi appelée French press, qui conserve intact tout l'arôme du café, a subi au fil des ans plusieurs modifications quant à sa conception.
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March 18, 2016
Il pleut des cordes
Whether or not it's raining cats and dogs, now is the perfect time for you to learn the French expression il pleut des cordes.
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March 17, 2016
Passé composé vs Imparfait
The trickiest aspect of the two most important French verb forms is that they often work together, juxtaposed not only throughout stories, but even within individual sentences. Understanding the contrasting relationship between the passé composé and imparfait is essential to communicating in French.
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March 15, 2016
H muet
The French H muet is not just silent, but essentially non-existent: words that begin with H muet act as if they begin with a vowel.
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March 13, 2016
Français dans le monde
Le nombre de Francophones atteint aujourd'hui 220 millions, ce qui fait du français la deuxième langue de l'Union européenne et la neuvième mondiale.
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March 12, 2016
Passer à l’heure d’été
Daylight saving time started in North America today - lose an hour of sleep with the annual French expression passer à l'heure d'été.
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March 11, 2016
Ça m’est égal
You can learn about the French expression ça m'est égal on a computer, tablet, or smartphone - it's all the same to me.
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March 10, 2016
Contre Expressions
The French preposition contre, "against," is found in many idiomatic expressions, including into the wind, to swap, and pros and cons. Learn these and dozens of other French expressions featuring contre.
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March 8, 2016
Verbs of Perception: Word Order
Word order with French verbs of perception depends on whether the infinitive has a subject and/or direct object, and whether these are nouns or pronouns.
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