“Veuillez” is the second person plural conjugation1 of “vouloir” in the impératif présent. “Allez à l’arrière du bus” in french is a direct order; “Veuillez aller à l’arrière du bus” (litt. “Want to go to the back of the bus”) ...
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Il n’est pas jusqu’à l’Antarctique qui ne soit pollué
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It’s a formal and somewhat literary construction. First of all, il est (impersonal) for il y a (there is) is a formal construction. Then you have this literary expression "il n’y a pas jusqu’à/il n’est pas jusqu’à + substantif et ...
Difference between “à un moment ou (l’autre / un autre / à un autre)”
Associations Editorsyes, they are interchangeable, but 2 and 3 have the “advantage” not to mix a definite and an undefinite particle.
Pourquoi écrit-on “Monsieur de…” ?
Associations EditorsÀ mon avis il s’agit de la particule nobiliaire. Le renard veut flatter le corbeau pour mieux le duper, non seulement il lui donne un titre : Monsieur, mais en plus il l’anoblit en lui donnant du « de » (Le Corbeau devenant ...
One word for “Plus Tard”
Associations EditorsThese words do not carry the same meanings. tardif: a late arrival après: after something futur: the future (the era) But, “Ultérieurement” litteray means “plus tard”
The meaning of « un peu » in this context
Business EditorsIt means: this country is a bit mine, a bit yours, a bit hers, etc. for every person living in. Like every person owns a part of it. To me there is no difference between the sentence with un peu ...
What is the plural of tutoriel?
Business EditorsTutoriel is a new word in French obviously imported from English tutorial because of the internet becoming more and more important in the past decades. Its plural form is tutoriels, as expected. However, for those who consider that tutorial would ...
Transcribe this short audio clip for me please (Canadian French)
Business EditorsThe man in question said in French language: Comme disait Yogi Berra: “Ce n’est pas fini tant que la partie n’est pas terminée” Which thing means: As Yogi Berra said: “It ain’t over till it’s over”
Pronunciation of plurals?
Business EditorsIn this case, only the distinction between articles le (pronounced /lə/) and les (pronounced /le/ or /lɛ/) marks the difference. In most cases, the added s does not change the pronunciation, but sometimes a liaison between an adjective and the ...
Quel est le sens de «cela tourne et se tient»?
Business EditorsEn lisant le passage entier (disponible ici), on peut constater que la syntaxe en est délibérément hachée et peu claire, avec des phrases juxtaposées s’enchaînant sans connecteurs logiques, un procédé littéraire proche du stream of consciousness sans doute pour rendre ...