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We must part company Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:31 am  We must part company
 

I knew this verb in French only;
partir
je pars
tu pars
Nous partirons
I don't knew that this verb also exists in English?
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We must part company Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:09 pm  We must part company
 

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I guess so. I cannot vouch for the French, but 'part company' in English means to separate (e.g after meeting someone).
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We must part company Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:36 pm  We must part company
 

Hi Karl,

In addition to what Charles has just said I'd like to point out that your sentence should read I didn't know that this idiom also exists in English.
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We must part company Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:33 am  We must part company
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
I cannot vouch for the French

Thanks, MM

Could you please tell me if this "the" stands for (French) people or the (French)language?

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We must part company Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:10 am  We must part company
 

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I meant the language. But I certainly cannot vouch for the French people either.
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We must part company Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:29 am  We must part company
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
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I meant the language. But I certainly cannot vouch for the French people either.
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Many thanks again. One more question.

So, am I to understand that every language takes "the" before it?

1- I don't like the French. (language).
2- Can you speak the Dutch?

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We must part company Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:49 pm  We must part company
 

Hi Tom

No, you should not use 'the' unless you actually add the word 'language' to your sentences. MM's sentence referred back to the French words (language) that Karl had posted.
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