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To give another example, un homme grand means "a tall man", whereas un grand homme means "a great man". Many compound words contain an adjective, such as une belle-mère "a mother-in-law", which is distinct from une belle mère "a beautiful mother". Some of them use an archaic form of the feminine adjective that lacks the final -e.
The French indefinite article is analogous to the English indefinite article a/an. Like a/an, the French indefinite article is used with a noun referring to a non-specific item, or to a specific item when the speaker and audience do not both know what the item is; so, « J'ai cassé une chaise rouge » ("I broke a red chair").
A low-cut neckline, or its shape, would in French be called un décolleté (noun and adjective): un décolleté profond, a deep décolletage; une robe très décolletée, a dress with very low neckline. démarche a decisive step.
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.
When an adjective can appear in both positions, the precise meaning may depend on the position. E.g. in French: un grand homme - "a great man" un homme grand - "a tall man" une fille petite - "a small girl" une petite fille - "a little girl" un petit chien - "a little dog (of a small breed)" un chien petit - "a small dog (for its breed)"
A United Nations body has criticized France's ban on its athletes wearing the hijab at next year's summer Olympics. Asked about the decision to ban French athletes from wearing the hijab at the ...
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