Laura K. Lawless's Blog: Lawless Languages, page 375
September 11, 2015
Tout à fait
Should you read this lesson on the French expression tout à fait? Absolutely!
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September 10, 2015
Symboles de Dijon
Les deux symboles de Dijon se trouvent sur l'église Notre-Dame, un chef d'œuvre d'architecture gothique.
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September 9, 2015
Superlative Adverbs
Superlative adverbs are used to profess absolute superiority or inferiority among two or more things. This superlative lesson will help you be the best at using them.
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September 8, 2015
September 7, 2015
UE
The letter combination ue is pronounced with the lips tightly puckered, as if you're saying the French u, but instead make a tight "w" sound.
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September 6, 2015
Traditions liées à la rentrée
Contrairement aux écoles nord-américaines, qui démarrent généralement l'année scolaire lors de la première semaine de classe de septembre, en France « la Rentrée » se prépare dès le printemps précédant.
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September 5, 2015
Agreement with Pronominal Verbs
All pronominal verbs are être verbs in compound tenses and moods like the passé composé, which means that the past participles must agree with their subjects - at least in theory. In fact, it's not quite so straightforward.
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September 4, 2015
Se fourrer le doigt dans l’œil
Don't kid yourself about the informal French expression se fourrer le doigt dans l'œil.
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September 3, 2015
Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours
Read the opening paragraphs of Jules Vernes's classic novel, Le tour du monde en 80 jours, in French and English.
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September 2, 2015
Relative Pronoun: Dont
The relative pronoun dont replaces the preposition de plus a person or thing and serves as the object of a relative clause. Depending on the context, dont has a number of possible translations.
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