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Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions the idea of détente. I heard about “détente” when I was a kid: it was an easing of relations between the US and the Soviets, and extended to 1979. Its main players were Nixon …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions the noun personne. In an earlier post I mention how personne, in French, can be used to say “nobody” or “not anybody.” That’s not its only use. Personne also means person in English. “Je …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions the French word isolation. In French, isolation means, in English, insulation. The French word for the English isolation is isolement. Source: collinsdictionary.com
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions a possible confusion with déception. Often, the English word is very similar to the French one. The words emotion (English) and émotion (French) are examples of this; there are many others. Yet, in some …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions a French construct with personne. In French, personne can mean nobody: Personne ne veut étudier aujourd’hui. (Nobody wants to study today.) Personne can also mean anyone, used in the negative: Il ne partage cette …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions days of the week in terms of gender. In French, the days of the week are all masculine. Source: reverso.net
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions a question. I was taught, as a kid, that “déjeuner” means lunch, while “petit-déjeuner” means breakfast. However, whenever I mention “déjeuner” as lunch, I’m corrected: “Lunch is dîner,” I’m told. Who is right? Well, …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions a word in it one might seem to recognize from English, but isn’t the same. averse (English, adj): repelled by; wanting to avoid. averse (French, noun): shower, rainfall. Source: reverso.net
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions a connection between it and English. Shoveling the driveway one of numerous times recently, I came to wonder what “driveway” is in French. Curiously, I can’t remember it from the French I learned through …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor notices a pair of French homonyms. I’m not even sure if French includes the concept of homonyms. If it does, however, I think it’s got a lot. I’m not French, but my wife and high-school-aged …