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 #2 (permalink) Mon Sep 25, 2006 22:40 pm Expression: "To have a class" |
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| Does it mean you are a student, teacher or could be any? |
"Does this mean you are a student, a teacher, or could it be either?"
It could mean either. |
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:16 am Expression: "To have a class" |
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Hi Tom,
What class are you travelling in? =En quelle classe voyagez-vous?
To have class = Avoir de la classe.
He used to give a class in history. = Il donnait des cores d'histoire.
I think it's clear now for you.
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:55 am Expression: "To have a class" |
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Il donnait des cores d'histoire.
I think it's clear now for you. |
I'm afraid it's unclear for me. Though I'm familiar with the meaning in English, I don't know the meaning of the word "cores" in French. Does the word "cores" exist in French too? The French sentence would be clear to me with the word "cours" --- which is similar to the English word course. But with "cores"? What is that? :?
By the way, do you know French, Tom? (If so, I have a few further questions about the French in this thread...) 8)
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:15 am Corns |
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| Let's hope we're not treading on Van Khanh's corns, but that's the word that came to mind when I read 'cores', since it sounds like 'cors' (French for 'corns', among others). Our friend obviously meant 'cours' (class, course). He also happily (and perhaps correctly) assumed that Tom speaks French. |
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:32 am Corns |
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Yes,
It's the word cours.
It's only the typo. :D
You wrote:
If so, I have a few further questions about the French in this thread...
Please tell your questions, I'm always share with you my opinions in my humble knowledge. (I am not good in English, so, if in my English sentences, there are any mistakes, please fix them for me).
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:42 am Expression: "To have a class" |
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Thanks, Conchita. :lol:
My French is a little rusty and my French dictionaries are packed at the moment. But now you've got me trying to picture a guy who 'used to bestow the corns of history'. :lol:
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| #8 (permalink) Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:54 am Vivid imagination |
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| Yankee wrote: |
Thanks, Conchita. :lol:
My French is a little rusty and my French dictionaries are packed at the moment. But now you've got me trying to picture a guy who 'used to bestow the corns of history'. :lol: |
:lol:
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| #9 (permalink) Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:57 am French |
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Hi Van Khanh,
There is no point in trying to give explanations to points raised by subscribers in French. I would point out that the language of communication and explanation and very often illumination is English.
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| #10 (permalink) Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:02 am French |
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| Yes, Sir :) |
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