Le primeurThe only word with which I was unfamiliar was "le primeur".
I looked it up on the online Collins French-English dictionary and only found the feminine noun, "la primeur" which gave the defintion: "avoir la primeur information" ie; "To be the first to know."
It also lists "primeurs": plural feminine noun as: (=fruits, legumes) "Early fruits and vegetables";
"marchand de primeurs" : "greengrocer", (Brit)/"produce dealer" (USA)
But no definition for "le primeur".
My LaRousse dictionary, (not online but the real book), has only the feminine "la primeur".
Google translate gave the definition, "the scoop" as in a news story, but when I looked up "scoop" in both Collins and LaRousse all I found were definitions relating to a scoop such as an ice cream scoop; or "une exclusivite" again as in the news.
From the definitions of "marchands de primeur" and "les primeurs" I was able to deduce the meaning of "le primeur".
May I suggest if a word is obscure, such as this one, that you provide the definition. It would be helpful. Although, I must confess that after searching as I did, I will retain the meaning of 'la primeur'; "les primeurs"; "le primeur" and the translation for a news "scoop".
And, I admit that much of my knowledge of French has been attained in the same way while reading the many greats of French literature - looking up words in my LaRousse (English to French/French to English); then looking up those same words in my LaRousse French dictionary to read the definition in French.
I have a question which comes from this exercise but is not directly related to the subject matter perhaps but is a listening issue that I have come across before and there must be a rule that I don't know about or that I do and just don't recognise the context:
In reflexive verb video, which is in the last set of "your practice" offered after you complete the last written section; at 7'40" in the video, the lady says: "Et puis, qu'est qu' on fait quant on utilise l'imperatif..." but instead of saying "quand" she pronounces the "t" as if it were "quante" ...So I wonder if you could tell me what the rule is for pronouncing "quand" with a "t" at the end, since quant, is of course a different word...
I hope that makes sense. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Michael
The only word with which I was unfamiliar was "le primeur".
I looked it up on the online Collins French-English dictionary and only found the feminine noun, "la primeur" which gave the defintion: "avoir la primeur information" ie; "To be the first to know."
It also lists "primeurs": plural feminine noun as: (=fruits, legumes) "Early fruits and vegetables";
"marchand de primeurs" : "greengrocer", (Brit)/"produce dealer" (USA)
But no definition for "le primeur".
My LaRousse dictionary, (not online but the real book), has only the feminine "la primeur".
Google translate gave the definition, "the scoop" as in a news story, but when I looked up "scoop" in both Collins and LaRousse all I found were definitions relating to a scoop such as an ice cream scoop; or "une exclusivite" again as in the news.
From the definitions of "marchands de primeur" and "les primeurs" I was able to deduce the meaning of "le primeur".
May I suggest if a word is obscure, such as this one, that you provide the definition. It would be helpful. Although, I must confess that after searching as I did, I will retain the meaning of 'la primeur'; "les primeurs"; "le primeur" and the translation for a news "scoop".
And, I admit that much of my knowledge of French has been attained in the same way while reading the many greats of French literature - looking up words in my LaRousse (English to French/French to English); then looking up those same words in my LaRousse French dictionary to read the definition in French.
Quelle est la réponse de Bonne soirée??
Il parle rarement mais il ________ tous les matins.
a) parle a moi
b) me parle
What is the difference? I choised A but answer is B.
Would you say:
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre or j'ai aimé beaucoup ce livre?
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