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Dec
16
2012
“Ils auront fort à faire pour rembourser leurs dettes.…”
“They will have much to do to repay their debts…”
In our lessons, we have met the verb devoir (= to have to) many times over. Falloir (= to be necessary) often accomplishes a similar task, to convey what must be done, what is necessary, etc.… Read More
Dec
05
2012
“Cela me fait penser à…”
“That makes me think of…”
What expressions can we use when we want to add our voice to a discussion? It's a question which was put to us in recent days.… Read More
Dec
03
2012
“Lagos, la mégalopole du Nigeria entame sa mue”
“Lagos, the megalopolis of Nigeria is starting to moult”
A feature from La Croix this morning contains an interesting headline relating to the transformation which is taking place in Lagos.… Read More
Nov
16
2012
“Elle s'est vu interdire de quitter la France.”
“She was prohibited from leaving France.”
We received an email this morning with a question about the expression se voir [+ verb]. We have met the verb voir (= to see) many times, but what about the reflexive use of this verb, se voir?… Read More
Nov
06
2012
“Personne n'est dupe de tous ces appâts … le marketing, c'est du baratin !”
“Nobody is taken in by all these lures… marketing, it's [all just] hot air!”
An interesting expression came up in some content we were preparing this morning.… Read More

