Yes, “à une heure” does not mean “in an hour”, but rather “at one”. You can’t really ever use “à + moment” the way you’re wanting to, at least with a verb in front of it. “À” pretty much always ...
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Salutations pour plusieurs emails dans la même matinée
Business EditorsJe dirais que cela dépend de l’interlocuteur et surtout du degré de familiarité que vous possédez avec lui. Il y a plusieurs alternatives : Re, C’est informel, mais de plus en plus utilisé dans les milieux professionnels lorsque les relations ...
Bonjour at night
Associations EditorsI like the tone of your post and the use of the word “incidents”. As for your question, well it’s like pretty much everything in life, it depends. Is it fine to greet (not wish***) someone with a “Bonjour”? Well, ...
« Hear!, Hear! » : variantes pour la marque d’approbation lors du discours/toast ?
Business EditorsJe pense que l’on dirait plutôt bravo. accord sur l’argumentaire: Oui ! Tout à fait ! C’est ça ! accord et encouragement : Ouaaaaais ! In French, for expressing short, not overly disruptive agreement with words and ideas uttered during ...
Dans quelles situations utilise-t-on « messieurs-dames » ?
Business EditorsL’expression « messieurs-dames » est très fréquemment utilisée. Elle est plutôt informelle tout en étant courtoise. Son équivalent formel est « Mesdames, mesdemoiselles, messieurs, bonjour [ou bienvenue, etc.] ». C’est par ces mots que commencent souvent les discours politiques ou ...
Meaning of “à” in the French salutation “à demain” etc.?
Business Editors“à demain” is meaning you will see the other person the next day, and the “à” would probably be translated “to/until“. And I think that “tomorrow” contains its “à” already (tomorrow). Just a fact: In my local language (nothern Fr ...
Semi-formal valedictions in emails
Business EditorsI often use: Bien à vous or: Bien à toi which is closer to Yours truly I guess. In business or university context, I tend to use: Cordialement, Moreover, if I am thankful and want to convey this stronger feeling, ...
Joke ways to say hello and goodbye, like “see you later alligator”
Business EditorsFor now, but I promise I will add more if they come to my mind, here are some of the best… or worst, depends on the point of view: There are three of a kind: À plus dans l’bus See ...
When to say “Bonne nuit” vs “Bonne soirée”
Associations EditorsBonne nuit = Late evening Bonne nuit is often used just before going to bed, even if you don’t sleep in the same bed as the person. You say that when you know the person will go to bed just ...
What is this informal greeting in French containing “forme” and similar to “what’s up”?
Associations EditorsComment vas-tu ? La forme ? Ca va ? It is certainly: T’es en forme? (Es-tu en forme?) or T’as la forme? (As-tu la forme?) Both expressions are very common, and rather informal. It means a bit more than “how ...