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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    l'appel du vide lit. "call of the void"; used to refer to intellectual suicidal thoughts, or the urge to engage in self-destructive (suicidal) behaviors during everyday life. Examples include thinking about swerving in to the opposite lane while driving, or feeling the urge to jump off a cliff edge while standing on it.

  3. Talk:L'appel du vide - Wikipedia

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    The call of the void is less a suicidal thought or ideation especially the way that article has taken shape. It's like a giant advertisement for the suicide hotline. On the other hand l'appel du vide, is something that happens to people with perfect mental health, who experience an intrusive thought while in a novel location.

  4. Help:IPA/French - Wikipedia

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    This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of French on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of French in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.

  5. French phonology - Wikipedia

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    French phonology is the sound system of French.This article discusses mainly the phonology of all the varieties of Standard French.Notable phonological features include the uvular r present in some accents, nasal vowels, and three processes affecting word-final sounds:

  6. Empty diagonal - Wikipedia

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    La diagonale du vide is the title of a 2009 novel by Pierre Péju [9] in which an urban businessman seeks solitude in a cottage in Ardèche. From 2015 to 2016, the author and blogger Mathieu Mouillet spent 18 months exploring the empty diagonal and meeting its inhabitants. His "exotic voyage" is presented by notes and photographs on his blog. [10]

  7. Quebec French phonology - Wikipedia

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    [1] /a/ is not diphthongized, but some speakers pronounce it [æ] if it is in a closed syllable or an unstressed open syllable, [2] as in French of France. The pronunciation in final open syllables is always phonemically /ɑ/, but it is phonetically ranges between [ɑ] or [ɔ] speaker-to-speaker (Canada [kanadɑ] ⓘ or [kanadɔ] ⓘ), the ...

  8. Dictionnaire de la langue française - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionnaire de la langue française (French pronunciation: [diksjɔnɛːʁ də la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) by Émile Littré, commonly called simply the "Littré", is a four-volume dictionary of the French language published in Paris by Hachette. The dictionary was originally issued in 30 parts, 1863–72; a second edition is dated 1872–77.

  9. Appeal of 18 June - Wikipedia

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    The Appeal of 18 June (French: L'Appel du 18 juin) was the first speech made by Charles de Gaulle after his arrival in London in 1940 following the Battle of France. Broadcast to France by the radio services of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), it is often considered to have marked the beginning of the French Resistance in World War II.