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Underground galleries is translated as galleries souterraines
- a check of the french spelling shows only one 'l' in galerie.
Why is "de vernis" used in this sentence and "du vernis" in the following sentence ? I thought it was a masculine noun, ie du vernis
Why "aux côteś de mon époux" instead of "à côté de mon époux" ?
The title of the Samuel Beckett play "En Attendant Godot" is usually translated as "Waiting for Godot". Would it be closer to the French original if the title were to be translated as "While Waiting for Godot", or even "Whilst Waiting for Godot"?
(I note that in the examples, you never use the word "whilst", always using "while" instead. )
How come there is elision for "Je suis australien" but no elision for "Je suis australienne"?
I read in the site somewhere that with body parts its always the definite article and not possessive adjective. But here its says ses joues and i think son coeur.
Please help me "amis fumeurs", is that a compound noun like le service client, etc, help me explain it. Can I use "des amis qui fument (friends who smoke), somehow, it's similar to smoker friends, right?
Could one also say, "Le matin j'avais beau de me reveiller?"
…then I could have used the DONT? Thanks
How could you say "The girls I'm thinking of are amazing." ?
Les filles auxquels je pense sont géniales. Les filles à qui je pense sont géniales.Les filles à laquelle je pense sont géniales.Les filles dont je pense sont géniales.Les filles à quoi je pense sont géniales.Les filles auxquelles je pense sont géniales.
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