mizzica
Hello everyone: I am new to the forum, and do not speak any other languages but English, so I do hope that you will accept me been here on this site. I belong to a recipe site also, and my Grandmothers...
View ArticleI'd probably be ruined if I bought her everything she [asks/asked] for.
Are both (1) and (2) correct? If they are, what is the difference in meaning between them? (1) I'd probably be ruined if I bought her everything she asks for. (2) I'd probably be ruined if I bought her...
View ArticleTenement vs block of flats
Good morning, Would you agree that a "block of flats" usually refers to a larger building than a Tenement house; I always think of a block of flats as a high rise building, and of a tenement house as a...
View ArticlePronunciation voice
Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me why in the word e.g. ‘regret’ or ‘evening’ the first vowel ‘e’ is pronounced as i: and not as ‘eh’? since this is followed by a consonant? Thanks
View Articlepossessive noun
They are Tom and Mary's books. ( This sentence means the books are own by both of them?) Tom and Mary own the books together usually followed by a singular noun? or plural nouns?
View ArticleFor - Since
In the following sentence, may we use 'for' or 'since'? Why? Flowers have not bloomed ______ the last Spring. a) for b) since
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Lawsey
When I read Garfield Comics, I cannot figure out what "lawsey" means on this strip (August 8th 1978): Jon (who feeds Garfield): Is that all you have, the one suitcase? Lyman (Jon's friend): Not...
View ArticleWhere are you going? / I'm going to (do something).
Hello, everyone. If someone asks me where I am going, is it ok to answer an 'action' instead of a 'place'? For example, A: Where are you going? B: I'm going to 'play basketball'. (Without mentioning a...
View ArticleTibetan: Happy Birthday
Excuse me, how to write "happy birthday" in Tibetan (which is used in Tibet)?
View Articleepostracismo
Buenos días: Esta palabra, epostracismo, de origen griego, del prefijo epi- (sobre) y de ostrako (concha o tejuela), no está en el DRAE, aunque es ampliamente conocida. Consiste en el juego que la RAE...
View Articleshrewishness
Hello my friends, 😻 I hope you are having a wonderful Friday. ☺️🐥 Meaning: the quality of being shrewish, ill tempered. For example: Pierre: J’en ai assez de the shrewishness de ma copine. Elle est...
View ArticleRezo 'por' mis palabras
Hola: No estoy segura de si debo utilizar «por» o «para» en el siguiente contexto. Estoy reescribiendo un poema (estoy en el nivel intermedio de español, así que mis poemas son bastante sencillos), y...
View Articleθα εχει "φτιαχτει" VS θα εχω "φτιαξει"
In duoLingo there is an exercise in which the future perfect is expressed with two different forms of φτιαχνω. Example 1: Θα εχω φτιαξει . . . Example 2: Θα εχουν φτιαχτει . . . My question is: Is this...
View ArticleLlamar a consultas
Buenas tardes, Recientemente han llamado al embajador español a consultas en Venezuela y éste es un primer paso serio cuando surgen fricciones entre países, seguido, si procede, de la retirada del...
View Articlebrise-scéllé
I found some verbiage on a gouache by Jean-Baptiste Le Sueur; The title is "Le vœu Francais, An 3,4". The other part of the gouache shows Republicans carrying a banner "Vivre Libre, ou Mourir." This...
View Articlethe luster of the firmament of bards and sages.
A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the luster of the firmament of bards and sages. these lines are from the essay...
View ArticlePlan chest (meuble à plan)
Hi, I am looking for a plan chest (for designers’ / artists’ drawings). I found ‘un meuble à plan’. is that correct? Seems a bit franglais but … Thank you, in advance.
View Articledurchhöhlt
Hi everyone, I am hoping someone will be able to help me with a translation, specifically around the word "durchhöhlt." The sentence in question comes from an early 20th century text about art. The...
View ArticleDeck up
Hello my friends,🌸🌼 I hope you are fine😇 Meaning: to wear extraordinary clothes to become very attractive For example: Anna: Meuf, pourquoi tu n'est pas pret ? You have to deck up for the party. Chris,...
View Articleget on like a house on fire
I have found a translation for this: s'entendre comme larrons en foire but apparently this also translates as to be as thick as thieves so not sure which the french idiom translates better into of the...
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