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is it just me but when i discover new songs i’m just excited to be alive again yes a bit dramatic but that’s how i feel when i discover new songs

[pompadourpink]

A few homophones

Accro, ep: addict; Accroc, m: a tear (fabric)

Air, m: air; Aire, f: area

Amande, f: almond; Amende, f: fine (money)

Aussitôt: immediately; Aussi tôt: as/so early

Autel, m: altar; Hôtel, m: hotel

Auteur, m: author; Hauteur, f: height

Boue, f: mud; Bout, m: tip (end)

Car: since, for; Quart, m: quarter

Censé-e: supposed to; Sensé-e: with common sense

Chair, f: flesh; Chaire, f: university chair; Cher/ère: dear

Choeur, m: choir, chorus; Coeur, m: heart

Compte, m: account; Conte; m: tale; Comte, m: count

Cour, f: yard, courtyard; Cours, m: lesson

Cygne, m: swan; Signe, m: sign

Dessein, m: intention; Dessin, m: drawing

Don, m: gift, donation; Dont: of which

Faim, f: hunger; Fin, f: end

Faire: to do; Fer, m: iron

Fait, m: fact (both ways); Fée, f: fairy; Fête, f: party

Fil, m: thread, wire; File, f: line (@ store)

Gène, m: gene; Gêne, f: embarrassment

Guère: not (old/rare); Guerre, f: war

Hockey, m: hockey; Hoquet, m: hiccups

Jeune, ep: young; Jeûne, m: fast (religion)

Leurre, m: trap, desillusion; L’heure, f: the time; L’heur, f: good fortune

Maire, m: mayor; Mère, f: mother; Mer, f: sea

Mai: May; Met, m: dish; Mais: but

Maître, m: master; Mettre : to put

Mal, m: evil + pain (avoir mal) + badly; Mâle, m: male; Malle, f: trunk

Mur, m: wall; Mûr-e : ripe; Mûre, f: blackberry

Ni: neither; Nid, m: nest; N’y (Adverbial pronoun ne + y); Nie (To deny)

Nom, m: name, Noun, last name; Non, m: no

Paie, f: pay; Paix, f: peace; Pet, m: fart

Pain, m: bread; Pin, m: pine tree

Par : by/with; Part, f: piece of

Parti, m: political party; Partie, f: amount, game session

Pâtes, f: pasta; Pattes, f: paws; Pâte, f: dough

Peau, f: skin; Pot, m: pot, jar, can

Poids, m: weight; Pois, m: pea; Poix, f: pitch, tar

Poing, m: fist; Point, m: dot, Period (punctuation)

Porc, m: pig; Port, m: harbour

Prêt, m: ready; Près: close to

Quand: when; Quant: as for; camp, m

Que: what, that, than; Queue, f: tail 

Quelquefois: sometimes; Quelques fois: a few times

Quoique: although; Quoi que: whatever (Quoi que tu dises, je m’en fiche)

Reine, f: queen; Renne, m: reindeer

Roue, f: wheel; Roux, m: orange (hair)

Sain, m: healthy; Saint, m: saint + holy; Sein, m: breast

Saut, m: leap, jump; Sot, m: moron; Seau, m: bucket; Sceau, m: seal

Sel, m: salt; Selle, f: saddle; Celle: feminine This one (Celle là)

Soi: oneself; Soie, f: silk 

Sol, m: floor; Sole, f: sole (fish)

Thé, m: tea; Taie, f: pillowcase (taie d’oreiller)

Thon, m: tuna; Ton, m: tone, pitch + singular masculine your 

Tout: everything; Toux, f: coughing

Vain, m: superficial; Vin, m: wine; vingt: twenty

Voix, f: voice; Voie, f: way 

Voir: to see; Voire: indeed, if not, even (C’est bien, voire mieux comme ça)

Vu: given; Vue, f: sight

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Être- expressions

Être à cheval sur les principes - being very serious about one’s principles

Être à la masse - having no idea what’s going on (informal)

Être bête à manger du foin - being extra stupid

Être charrette - being late or overloaded with work (informal)

Être cloué au lit - being sick in bed

Être dans de beaux/sales draps - being in trouble

Être dans la mouise - being in trouble

Être dans le rouge - going into overdraft (bank)

Être dans les bras de Morphée - being asleep

Être dans les pommes - having fainted

Être dans ses petits souliers - being in an embarrassing situation

Être de mèche - being the accomplice of someone

Être dur d’oreille - being hard of hearing

Être en cloque - being pregnant (rude)

Être en couches - being in bed after giving birth

Être en porte-à-faux - being in an embarrassing situation 

Être fait comme un rat - being done for

Être fini à la pisse - being extra stupid (rude)

Être habillé à l’as de pique - being badly dressed

Être le dos au mur - being cornered, having to face consequences

Être pédé comme un phoque - being super gay (rude)

Être pendu aux lèvres de - listening to someone with attention

Être sous les projecteurs - getting a lot of attention

Être sur la bonne route - going the right way 

Être sur la corde raide - being in a complicated situation

Être sur le bord de l’abîme - being in a complicated situation

Être sur les dents - being mad

Être sur une mauvaise pente - making bad action after bad action

Être verni - being super lucky

Être vert de rage - being extra mad

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Negations

A

Au grand jamais - never 

Aucun-e(s) - none : Je n’en ai vu aucun / I have seen none of them  

Aucunement (rare) - by no means 

D

Dégun (southern slang) - no one 

E

En aucun cas - under no circumstance 

En aucune façon - under no circumstance 

En aucune manière - under no circumstance 

En rien - under no circumstance 

G

Goutte - nothing (old, rare) : On n’y voit goutte ici / We can’t see anything

Guère - almost not/nothing (old, rare) : Ce n’est guère plus rapide que le train / This isn’t any faster than the train 

J

Jamais - never : Plus jamais ça! / Never again! 

Jamais au grand jamais - never ever (dramatic)

Jamais de la vie - never ever 

K

Keud (slang), short que ‘que dalle’ (slang for Nothing)

Keutchi (slang) 

N

N’ - ne + vowel : Je ne t’aime pas / I don’t love you 

Nada - nothing at all : - Did you hear about that? - Nada! 

Nan (slang) - nah 

Ne - not : Je ne sais pas / I don’t know 

Ni - neither/nor : Je n’ai vu ni le chien ni le chat depuis que je suis arrivée / I haven’t seen neither the cat nor the dog since I got here 

Niet - nope! (often angry) 

Non - no 

Non plus - (n)either : Je ne sais pas non plus / I don’t know either 

Non plus que

Nul-le - none : Nos jeunes filles à nous sont tellement accomplies, que nulle des filles d’Ève ne peut lutter avec elles ! — (Modeste Mignon, Honoré de Balzac, 1844)

Nulle part - nowhere : Je ne le vois nulle part / I can’t see him anywhere 

Nullement - not in any way 

O

Ô/oh grand jamais : never ever (dramatic)

P

Pas - not : Je ne sais pas / I don’t know 

Pas autrement - not any other way : C’est comme ça et pas autrement

Pas encore - not yet 

Pas forcément - not necessarily 

Pas plus que

Pas un-e - not one : - Did they offer their help? - Pas un! 

Pas un chat - not one cat : Il n’y a pas un chat / There’s no one here 

Personne - nobody : Il n’y a personne ici / There’s no one here 

Plus : no more - Je ne t’aime plus / I don’t love you anymore 

Point - not : Je ne sais point / I don’t know (rare, old)

Q

Que dalle (slang) - nothing : - Did you know about that? - Que dalle! 

Que nenni - no (old) : - Are they here yet? - Que nenni! 

Que tchi (slang) - nothing 

Queude (slang, short for Que dalle) - nothing 

R

Rien - nothing : Je ne vois rien / I don’t see anything 

[pinkheartsandsparkledreams]

Macchiato Macarons

[pompadourpink]

HI!! i'm having A LOT of trouble knowing the difference between using imparfait and passé composé. Could you please tell me easy ways i can distinguish them and when to use them in sentences, thanks!

Hello!

Imperfect : 

Answers “what was going on at that time?” regarding (mostly) :

a/ descriptions (les enfants jouaient dans le jardin), 

b/ an historical fact (les mineurs se blessaient souvent), 

c/ habits (elle jouait au golf chaque lundi). 

It sets the scene before DUN DUN DUN the thing happens (au passé composé).

(je -ais, tu -ais, il/elle/on -ait, nous -ions, vous -iez, ils/elles -aient)

Perfect tense :

Answers “what happened?” regarding a specific action, often sudden, from the past and now over. It’s made with an auxiliary (être/avoir) conjugated at the present tense + the past participle of the verb you want to use. You build a participe passé by putting -é at the end of a first groupe verb (manger : mangé), -i for the second group (finir : fini), -u for verbs in -oir (savoir : su), -re (attendre : attendu), -ir verbs for the third group (courir : couru)… (more : x).

Notes : 

You’ll know if a -ir verb is from the second or third group by checking the plurals. finir goes nous finissons, vous finissez, ils finissent, which makes it a second group verb. but courir goes nous courons, vous courez, ils courent and goes into the third group.

If the auxiliaire is être, your participe passé is going to be conjugué. if your subject is masculine singular, nothing changes : il est tombé. if your subject is feminine, you will add -e, and if it’s plural, -s. so elle est tombée, ils sont tombés, elles sont tombées.

Imparfait (tense written with one word) is made with one word but passé composé (tense written with two words) is made with two words.

Example :

Tous les matins, mon chien descendait les escaliers en courant. Un jour, il est tombé. Alors, il a décidé de descendre en marchant tout doucement. 

Every morning, my dog would go down the stairs running. One day, he fell. Then, he decided he would go down walking slowly.

“Tous les matins” shows you the former habit, “un jour” identifies a specific time and “alors” is the clue of a change in the dog’s behaviour.

Hope this helps x  

[pompadourpink]

"Rester“

To stay: Je vais rester à la maison avec toi aujourd’hui - I am going to stay home with you today

To remain for a while: Ton coup de soleil va rester quelques jours - Your sunburn will remain for a few days

What is left: Il va rester assez pour demain - We are going to have enough left for tomorrow

One still has to: Il me reste à dire au revoir - I still have to say goodbye (i.e. and then I’ll be completely done)

Nevertheless: Il reste qu’ils vont partir plus tôt que prévu - Nevertheless, they are going to leave earlier than planned

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Animal related expressions

Dogs :

avoir du chien : to be elegant, seductive

ce n’est pas fait pour les chiens : it’s there for a reason

un caractère de chien : when someone’s aggressive

entre chien et loup : when the night’s coming

comme chien et chat : when people hate each other

être d’une humeur de chien : being in a bad mood

un mal de chien : a lot of pain

un temps de chien : bad weather

en chien de fusil : curled up (sleeping position)

Cats :

appeler un chat un chat : to speak openly

pas un chat : nobody (il n’y a pas un chat dans la boutique)

jouer au chat et à la souris : when people can’t manage to get in touch

avoir un chat dans la gorge : being hoarse

donner sa langue au chat : giving up on guessing something

avoir d’autres chats à fouetter : to have other things to do 

Wolves :

à pas de loup : walking silently

un froid de loup : very cold weather

une faim de loup : a great hunger

crier au loup : to call for help when facing a danger

se jeter dans la gueule du loup : getting right into a trap

un vieux loup de mer : an old, experienced sailor 

Monkeys :

on n’apprend pas aux vieux singes à faire la grimace : you can’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs 

être malin comme un singe : being very cunning

faire le singe : being silly, doing stupid stuff

Flies :

prendre la mouche : to get pissed 

tomber comme des mouches : drop like flies

une mouche à miel : a bee

(someone) ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche : that person is harmless

faire mouche : to hit the target (literally or in a conversation)

quelle mouche te pique ? : why are you getting upset ? 

une fine mouche : a sly person

entendre les mouches voler : to be in total silence

Rabbits/hares :

courir comme un lapin : to run very fast

poser un lapin à quelqu’un : to not go to an appointment

un chaud lapin : a horny man

un coup du lapin : a rabbit punch

une cage à lapin : an ugly block of small social flats

en peau de lapin : cheap, of mediocre quality

courir deux lièvres à la fois : pursuing two goals at the same time

courir le même lièvre : two people pursuing the same thing

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how did they learn to translate languages into other languages how did they know which words meant what HOW DID TH

[brigwife-deactivated20240426]

English Person: *Points at an apple* Apple

French Person: Non c’est une fucking pomme 

*800 years of war*

[agentverbivore]

Fun fact: There are a lot of rivers in the UK named “avon” because the Romans arrived and asked the Celts what the rivers were called. The Celts answered “avon.” 

“Avon” is just the Celtic word for river.

[thejazzykittykat]

Fan Fact #2: When Spanish conquistadors landed in the Yucatán peninsula, they asked the natives what their land was called and they responded “Yucatán”. In 2015, it was discovered that in those mesoamerican languages, “Yucatán” meant “I don’t understand what you are saying”

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W H E E Z E

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[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

I love entomology so much because so many words kind of happened by accident or by a native speaker trying to say “WTF are you saying?“

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[idlestudy]

Productive Break Taking

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productive break taking: a guide to getting the most out of your study breaks

1. what is a productive break? “productive breaks” is a common term in the online study community, but it is commonly misused. a productive break isn’t a break that you do productive things during (i.e. cleaning, etc); a productive break is a break that produces real rest.

2. in my opinion, a better term for these breaks is intentional breaks. this is because a productive break has to be intentional in order to successfully produce rest. intentionally choosing your break makes sure that you can enjoy your break and get the most out of it. being intentional about breaks means choosing the: time, activity, and place.

3. Time: the first step in creating an intentional, productive break is choosing when your break will be. Before: taking a break before starting charges your batteries. During: taking breaks during work, like the pomodoro method, helps maintain energy. After: taking a break after work creates a reward.

4. Time: it’s also important to choose how long your break will be. whether you set a timer, alarm, or simply watch the clock, choosing a set amount of time for your break can ensure that it remains intentional. also, if yu don’t have a set time for your break, you may find yourself starting to feel guilty, or “unproductive.” this is the antithesis of a productive, or intentional break. an intentional break is productive simply by being a break; there’s no wrong way to take a break. this also means that your break can be as long or as short as you want!

5. Activity: an intentional break also requires intentional activity. However, “activity” is another word that’s sometimes used to promote productivity culture. activity doesn’t mean being active; it just means being specific about what you are doing. just like time, there’s no wrong activity to do while taking a break. scrolling through social media, staring out a window, or taking a nap are all productive break activities in that they can help you rest and relax. the key is intentionally choosing to do what you are doing on your break.

6. Place: the last step in intentional break taking is choosing where you take your break. just like the other two steps, there’s no wrong place to take a break! At the desk: taking breaks where you work can get you back in focus quickly. Outside: going outside is proven to help you reset and improve mental health. New space: moving to a different chair or room can make a break feel more comprehensive.

7. a productive break isn’t a break when you get stuff done; it’s when you get rest done.

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[apricitystudies]

this is the (extremely generic and basic) essay framework that i use for most of my papers! keep in mind this doesn’t account for the requirements of specific classes, subjects, or topics/questions at all, but i use it as a general starting point.

other essay masterposts: essay preparation, the 5 paragraph essay, how to research, writing essays when you don’t know where to begin

transcript below:

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Resources masterpost

Being exposed to French:

Websites, social media

IG accounts with lots of stories

Online courses about French

Online courses in French

French subreddits

Fanfictions

Buzzfeed

Improving your:

Pronunciation

Speaking

Stutter

Things to listen:

Music

Podcasts

Radio stations

TED talks

Things to read:

Graphic novels/comics

News

Ebooks + quizzes (by me)

Short stories

Vikidia - kids Wikipedia

Things to watch:

Cartoons

Kids shows

The Simpsons the movie

True crime

TV programs - sci-fi shows, travelling, etc.

Youtubers

Extra:

Antidote 10 + BonPatron - Grammarly equivalents

Conjugation by le Nouvel Obs

Deepl - very good at translating sentences/expressions

Forbo - natives pronouncing things

Lexicity - about Ancien/Moyen Français

Lingolden - Chrome extension that teaches vocabulary

Linguo.tv (french videos + subtitles)

Reverso - very good alternative to Google translation

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