Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
10. In two cases I seem to be unable to find the right translation for fancy into French. A fancy camera. A fancy hotel. It mustn't be so hard to understand but I'm quite hazy about what's meant there and just feel so stupid. traduction. anglais. sens. Share.
That being said 'Certaines choses méritent d'être dites' is correct French. But I would not say it elegant, because chose is a too vague word to be elegant. I would rather use: Ceci mérite d'être dit - it is almost your words, but in a langage soutenu level, a passive form is often prefered to using on or chose
from The Invisible City Under Paris. Chatière means cat-flap, as well as something a bit less polite than that... I've never heard anyone saying chatière in a slang way, I didn't even know it could have this meaning of a vagina, even if, of course, like any object that can be "penetrated", you can imagine this meaning I guess. The slang word ...
I recognize that the existing answer, apart of the fact that it is written in French, might also be a little too abstract for immediate needs. First of all, a general thumb rule is that epithet adjectives go after the noun, unless this adjective is frequently used ("small words") or an idiom, in which case a rule of Old French applies (the ...
Elegant, maybe? Expressive? That it is in some way better than, and more importantly different from, profanity in English. For example, in The Matrix Reloaded, the Merovingian makes a point of saying that cursing in French is like "wiping your ass with silk," and has a whole mini-monologue about it. Similarly, in the Timeline-191 series of ...
They are homophones. Most languages have homophones, French is no exception. The pronunciation is the same: [e.le.gɑ̃]. (Sometimes les may be pronounced [lɛ], i.e. with an open è sound instead of the semi-open é sound, but the proximity of the word et which is always pronunced with the semi-open sound tends to force les to [le].) Usually ...
L'éléphant dans la pièce is certainly not used or it is only used as a literal translation from English and thus only understandable by English speaking people. The elephant in the room refers to something obvious that is not said. Something not being explicitly said is called a 'non-dit'. So I guess the closest you could get is an evident ...
The infinitive used as a noun (infinitif substantivé). The infinitive form of some verbs can have some of the attributes of the nouns, in particular they can be preceded by a determiner (always masculine), it's the case of words like le manger, l'être, le boire, le rire, le devenir, etc. Among those their perception as verbs or nouns is variable.
French language is extremely precise. It may be used as a tool in philosophical argument, as well as be the core of a poetical composition. There is a subtle balance in French, and you may practically express every reasoning with clarity and elegance. It is mainly due to our use of “pronouns”, our various grammatical exceptions, tenses, the ...
Now used in France to show a very close relationship with no firm intention of marriage. Often a man will call his lover or beloved "wife" meaning a deeply close love. My French lover calls me my wife, a strong way to say deeply beloved. The name fiancé is now the word used to say "my girlfriend" in France.