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France in WW2

The French participation in World War 2, in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war. Questions regarding the Vichy government are also welcome here.

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What does the verb faisons mean in French?

Faisons is the first-person plural ("we ...") of the verb faire, which is "to make" or "to do" and also appears, with various translations, in many idioms. For example, nous faisons du sport is "we play sports"; nous faisons partie du club is "we are members of the club."

What is the Spanish 'Tia' in French?

If Tia is Aunt then it is Tante in french - Tante Marie - Aunt Marie . If Tia is a girls name then it is Tia in French I guess. Not all names have a translation, they just remain as they are.

Who was tried to describe the perfect government in France?

In 1748, Baron de Montesquieu published The Spirit of the Laws, in which he tried to describe what he considered to be a perfect government.

What Party food did they have on v e day?

Just what I wanted to know!! Doing a VE Day party this week at school and wanted to know what foods to put out! Not crisps apparently!

Ou et vous mon cherie?

Où êtes vous mon cheri ? (If you're talking to a man)

Où êtes vous ma cherie ? (if you're talking to a woman)

Where are you my darling (or dear)?

What does jaime assez mean in french?

j'aime assez means 'I do like that' (but I'm not crazy about it)

How do you say how very appropriate in French?

Comme c'est juste - c'est vraiment ce qu'il fallait - tout à fait

Liste oiseaux qui ne volent pas?

Ratites

Ostrich

  • Ostrich

  • Emu

  • Kangaroo Island Emu (extinct)

  • King Island Emu (extinct)

  • Cassowaries

  • Moa (extinct)

  • Elephant birds (extinct)

  • Kiwis

  • Rheas

Anseriformes (Waterfowl)

Law's diving goose

  • Bermuda Island Flightless Duck (extinct)

  • Auckland Island Flightless Duck

  • Auckland Island flightless teal

  • Falkland Steamer Duck

  • Dromornis (extinct)

  • Genyornis (extinct)

  • Law's diving Goose (extinct)

Galliformes (Wildfowl)

Silkie

  • New Caledonian Giant Megapode (extinct)

  • Silkie

  • Domestic turkey

Podicipediformes (Grebes)

  • Junin Flightless Grebe

  • Titicaca Flightless Grebe

  • Atitlán Grebe (extinct, reportedly flightless [Hunter 1988])

Pelicaniformes (Pelicans, Cormorants, et al.)

Flightless Cormorant

  • Flightless Cormorant

Sphenisciformes (Penguins)

  • Penguins

Coraciiformes (Kingfishers, Hornbills, et al.)

  • Giant Hoopoe (extinct)

Anseriformes (Waterfowl)

  • Moa-nalos (extinct)

  • Magellanic Flightless Steamer Duck

  • Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck

  • White-headed Flightless Steamer Duck

  • Auckland Island Teal

  • Campbell Island Teal

Ciconiiformes (Herons, Ibis)

  • Réunion Sacred Ibis (extinct)

Gruiformes (Cranes, Rails)

Rodrigues Rail

Red Rail

Weka

  • Cuban Flightless Crane (extinct)

  • Red Rail (extinct)

  • Rodrigues Rail (extinct)

  • Woodford's Rail (probably flightless)

  • Bar-winged Rail (extinct, probably flightless)

  • Weka

  • New Caledonian Rail

  • Lord Howe Woodhen

  • Calayan Rail

  • New Britain Rail

  • Guam Rail

  • Roviana Rail ("flightless, or nearly so" [Taylor 1998])

  • Tahiti Rail (extinct)

  • Dieffenbach's Rail (extinct)

  • Chatham Rail (extinct)

  • Wake Island Rail (extinct)

  • Snoring Rail

  • Inaccessible Island Rail

  • Laysan Rail (extinct)

  • Hawaiian Rail (extinct)

  • Kosrae Island Crake (extinct)

  • Henderson Island Crake

  • Invisible Rail

  • New Guinea Flightless Rail

  • Lord Howe Swamphen (extinct, probably flightless)

  • North Island Takahe (extinct)

  • Takahe

  • Samoan Wood Rail

  • Makira Wood Rail

  • Tristan Moorhen (extinct)

  • Gough Island Moorhen

  • Tasmanian Native-hen

  • Giant Coot (adults only; immatures can fly)

  • Adzebills (extinct)

  • Kagu

Charadriiformes (Gulls, Terns, Auks)

Great Auk

  • Great Auk (extinct)

  • Diving Puffin (extinct)

Psittaciformes (Parrots)

  • Kakapo

  • Broad-billed Parrot (extinct)

Columbiformes (Pigeons, Doves)

Dodo

  • Dodo (extinct)

  • Rodrigues Solitaire (extinct)

  • Viti Levu Giant Pigeon (extinct)

Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars)

  • New Zealand Owlet-nightjar (extinct)

Strigformes (Owls)

Ornimegalonyx

  • Cuban Giant Owl (extinct)

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

  • Stephens Island Wren (extinct)

  • Long-legged Bunting (extinct)

What is the french word for mountains?

montagnes in plural

montagne if it is one

oh! and by the way...I'm french! So I know!

How and when did France become involved in the 2nd world war?

France became involved in WWII the same day as Britain: September 3rd 1939. It joined the war because it with Britain had declared to support Poland's independence. Therefore when Germany invaded Poland, France lived up to its statement and started to fight to defend it.

What was the driving force of the US economy in the year 1903?

After just completing an ENGG paper on the Impact of the Automobile, I would say that the driving force of the US economy in 1903 was the beginning of The Ford Motor Company. Ford started in 1903 and the Model T was produced in 1908. The Model T sold 15,000,000 vehicles.

How do you you say Ms in french?

there is no real equivalent for ms in French. Miss is translated 'mademoiselle' ans Mrs is translated 'madame'.

When status is irrelevant, French people tend to call women 'madame', except when they are really young-looking.

Is hotel feminine or masculine in french?

Hôtel is masculine, and usually, you drop the e in the article because the h is treated like a vowel: l'hôtel.

We stayed at the hotel: Nous avons logé à l'hôtel.

What does encore plus quand tu parles francais mean?

still more when you speak French...

or

...even more so when you speak french.

it would have been helpful for you to include the whole sentence, assuming that this is in fact not the whole sentence...

How large was the Allied Armada on D-Day?

The entire Operation Neptune armada consisted of over 7,000 ships and boats. 284 Allied warships including 7 battleships, 23 cruisers, over 100 destroyers and 140 other gunboats. There were almost 3,000 'Higgins boats' (The standard 36 man landing boats) and about 2,000 heavier landing ships. There were oilers, tugs, repair ships, transports of other equipment and boats to feed the sailors. By the end of the first day, 6 June, the ships had landed over 150,000 men, 20,000 vehicles and almost 10,000 tons of ammunition, food and spare parts. All of that was landed on the beaches.

What is the name of the overall Allied campaign in Western Europe from Overlord onwards?

I believe that Overlord covered the entire European campaign, not just the initial invasion.

After the invasion "Overlord" together with the naval component "Neptune" and a diversionary tactic to make the Germans think the invasion was at Calais "Fortitude"there followed the breakout at Caen "Charnwood"and towards Falaise"Goodwood"the American breakout,delayed by bad weather from its intended start on July 24th,"Cobra".

What is pubble in French?

did you mean:


Pubble Pub"ble\, a. [Perhaps fr. bubble.] Puffed out, pursy; pudgy; fat. (Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. )

then it means in French: boursoufflé ; corpulent (esp. used for body shapes) ; dodu ; gras, gros

If you mean a pebble - un caillou, if you mean a puddle - une flaque d'eau, if you mean a bubble - une boule (de savon)