Max C.

05/08/21

Which would make an effective thesis for an essay on the cause of the French Revolution

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07/31/19

What does "And others, whose breasts love the feel of scapulars," mean in Baudelaire's "Damned Women"?

> Et d'autres, dont la gorge aime les scapulaires,> > Qui, recélant un fouet sous leurs longs vêtements,> > Mêlent, dans le bois sombre et les nuits solitaires,> > L'écume du... more

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French

07/23/19

French Translation

What is the direct translation of “se taire et passer á autre chose”?

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French

07/22/19

French Translation

Would “se taire et passer á autre chose” be the correct translation for “shut up and move on/get over it”?

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English French German

07/17/19

How would one translate Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be, or not to be....."

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English French German

07/17/19

How does one say "as easy as pie?"

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French Questions

07/12/19

Can I end an "est-ce que" question with "est'?

Is the following allowed?> Où est-ce que ma chaise est?I know other ways to say this, that I know to be correct, are "Où est ma chaise?" or "Ma chaise est où?".But "Où est-ce que ma chaise est?"... more

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French Expressions Locutions

07/11/19

French equivalent of "just in case"?

I'd like to know how a French speaker might express this, especially when nothing specific follows it, e.g.> One of these things is usually enough, but I've bought a second one, just in... more

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French Expressions Anglais

07/11/19

French for 'blood will tell'?

In English there is a (not very nice) saying 'blood will tell'; that means something to the effect of> If your ancestors had bad qualities (e.g. Bad personality) then you will probably also... more

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Literature Poetry French Literature

06/21/19

In Baudelaire's "Chant d'automne", why isn't the hidden rhythm better known?

I noticed something remarkable about one of Baudelaire's poems that I can't find any mention of on the web. My question is whether anybody has noticed this before, and whether there's some reason... more

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French Anglais Traduction

06/17/19

Comment traduire «upload»?

J'ai toujours eu de la difficulté avec ce mot. Partout où je cherche, je trouve *télécharger*, mais j'aimerais pouvoir faire la distinction entre *download* et *upload*. Il me semble que... more

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French Prononciation Diacritiques

03/19/19

When to put an accent on the letter E?

I've encountered the rule on writing accents: * When at the end of a syllable and not at the end of a word, a vowel gets an accent.Examples:> épître (é-pî-tre);> pénétrer (pé-né-trer);>... more

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