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French Language and Culture
French is a major language of international organizations such as the United Nations; and of countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. It has longstanding literary traditions and extensive musical applications. Typical contributions include questions about the language's geographic range; local dialects; and widespread use in business, dance and music, diplomacy, everyday life, modern writings, and scientific research.
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Is the french word for baby masculine or feminine?
The French word for baby, "bébé," is considered masculine.
What five letter French word has u as the second letter?
Could be "queue" (means tail or queue), but there are many others: aussi, buste, curie, dunes, fusil, guère, jurer, lundi, munir, nuage, purin, ruade, subit, ...
Is the word spinach in french masculine or feminine?
épinard is a masculine noun, most often used in the plural form : des épinards.
Is sweat masculine or feminine in french?
I've taken several French classes and I was born in France. I think its masculine. Hope this helped. :)
bi is a prefix that means "two" or "both" in French words, just as it does in English words.
What is the pronunciation of French word andouille?
Andouille is pronounced /ɑ̃.duj/. (Ah-doo-e). Hard to say for English speakers.
Link goes to pronounciation audio sample.
What does c'est moi le plus fort mean in English?
"C'est moi le plus fort" means 'I am the strongest' (or 'the best') in French.
Which french speaking province of Canada is interested in gaining independence?
Quebec is the French-speaking province of Canada that has a history of separatist movements seeking independence. The province of Quebec has held two referendums on independence in the past, in 1980 and 1995, but both were defeated.
What is a dead end road in french called?
a dead end road in french is called CUL DE SAC and u can
sometimes see this in england
What is the pronunciation of the French word 'merlaison'?
"Mer-leh-zo" is a pronunciation of the French word merlaison. The feminine singular noun most famously refers to le ballet de la merlaison, the favorite blackbird-hunting dance of Louis XIII (September 27, 1601 - May 14, 1643) of France and his wife, Anne of Austria (September 22, 1601 - January 20, 1666). The prepositional phrase translates literally into English by word order as "the ballet (procession) of the blackbird-hunt."
What is the Italian translation of the French acronym 'RSVP'?
Rispondete, per favore is an Italian equivalent of the French acronym R.S.V.P.
Specifically, the letter R is for Répondez, which means Rispondete in Italian and "Respond" in English. The letters S, V, and P stand for s'il ("if it") vous ("you", "you all") plaît ("does please, is pleasing to, pleases"). The Italian equivalent of "please" will be per ("for") favore ("favor").
The pronunciation will be "ree-SPOHN-dey-tey pehr fah-VOH-rey" in Italian.
A conversation where two people are talking about different things (thinking mistakently that they are speaking of the same subject) is 'un quiproquo' (masc.) (from Latin Quid pro quo, a thing taken for another).
What is the french word for soil?
Terre [like tear in eng] - if you mean dirt; Salir [sa-leer] - if you mean dirty
Is the word tortoise a feminine or masculine word?
In English, the word "tortoise" is considered neutral or common gender, meaning it does not have a specific feminine or masculine connotation. It is used to refer to both male and female tortoises.
english, french, or whatever else they would normaly speak.
What is the total percentage of people that speak French in Canada 2014?
In 2014, approximately 21% of the Canadian population reported French as their mother tongue, and around 30% reported being able to conduct a conversation in French. This makes French one of the two official languages in Canada, alongside English.
What does Combien de frères as-tu mean in French?
"Combien de frères as-tu?" means "How many brothers do you have?" in English.
When you use the adjective in french before the noun or after it?
Well in french class they teach us to remember B.A.N.G.S. it stands for beauty, age, number, goodness and size. If the adjective falls under any of those category's (like grande or beau) then you put it before the noun. Every other time you write the adjective after the noun.
How do you know if a country is masculine or feminine?
In linguistics, countries are assigned a grammatical gender based on language conventions rather than any inherent characteristic of the country itself. Typically, masculine and feminine genders are arbitrarily assigned to countries by linguistic tradition in certain languages.
What is the french for sholders?
IMPROVED: The reply is correct, but plural would the word les in front and an s at the end.
epaule (e has and accent aigu)
