French/English slang in "The Class" (Entre les murs):
What terms were they really using (in French) when the subtitles said "honky" and "skank"?
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posted by Rash
on Feb 21, 2009 -
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Bad Economy Filter: In college now, will graduate in 2012 and aim to teach art. The caveat is that it will have taken me 6 years to graduate my undergraduate program because of transferring schools and all the confusion that new majors comes along with. So, here's my question... how do I give myself a leg up? Perhaps superfluous details inside.
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posted by big open mouth
on Jan 21, 2009 -
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What film is this? It is a french film where the bearded protagonist drives around a French lake in a little boat. He runs into his ex girlfriend who is staying with a family, and they reminisce. It is a great movie.
posted by avex
on Jan 10, 2009 -
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French translation subtlety: I'm translating a document on human rights defenders, and am not quite sure of a particular passage. Francophile assistance requested.
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posted by molybdenum
on Dec 10, 2008 -
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What is this French show or film that I only watched fifteen or twenty minutes of, last night in a hotel room?
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posted by padraigin
on Dec 7, 2008 -
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French Dog training filter: Does anyone know the name of a french dog trainer/behaviourist that is linked with the French Ring sport?
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posted by theKik
on Nov 18, 2008 -
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I'm looking for english-language blogs about french or franco-belgian comic books or graphic novels.
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posted by yeoz
on Nov 6, 2008 -
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Spanish and French help please -- quick translation for the following: "Alternatively, please email us at email@email.com."
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posted by Cool Papa Bell
on Oct 23, 2008 -
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MusicFilter: I'm looking for more French-language music I can enjoy while keeping up my (very poor) French. I like April March, Les Sans Culottes and Bonjour Brumaire. Who else can I listen to?
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posted by joannemerriam
on Oct 21, 2008 -
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In French, the singular of eye is "oiel" and the plural is "yeux." Are there any nouns in English that have completely different spellings of the singular and plural like this?
posted by Crosius
on Sep 26, 2008 -
27 answers
I want to learn French in Morocco/Mauritania/Mali - I need suggestions of a place to live...
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posted by iamck
on Sep 4, 2008 -
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What is the name of that French song from maybe five years back which had an animated music video of a little girl running through the pastures and playing? After a certain time, she stops playing, and she exits what turns out to be a big stage. A line of children are waiting their turn to enter the stage and play.
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posted by zaebiz
on Aug 17, 2008 -
3 answers
What is the best recipe (and wine) for Beef Bourguignon?
posted by plexi
on Aug 7, 2008 -
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I'm a French major (a sophomore) at an American university weighing my options for study abroad and I'd like some input, especially about Nantes, France.
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posted by Solon and Thanks
on Jul 31, 2008 -
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At a French bar years ago, the French owner was telling me about their "ja ja" wine. He said it was the term for a house wine, often when they'd pour the leftovers from a few bottles into one. It's cheap and usually just fine but not fabulous.
I don't see the term often (and it tends to mean something different every time), but I saw it again at a French bar recently. The bartender told me it was a house wine with no set vintage (though they did offer a region). She poured it out of one bottle (thought they may have used a funnel). It was pretty darn good.
Can anyone tell me the origin of the word, and what it generally means when you see it on a wine list? Is it lots of leftover wines poured together, or only from one region, or something altogether different? It's not listed on wikipedia, my first reference, and with such a short word, Google searches don't help.
I just want to know what I'm drinking. Thanks!
posted by cherie72
on Jul 24, 2008 -
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I need help translating something into French! I need to find out if someone received a fax with payment information and whether we were charged for our purchases.
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posted by leesh
on Jun 12, 2008 -
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I'm spending 4 days in Paris. I've never been to France, and I speak no French. This was a spur of the moment plane ticket purchase. But I don't want to be an unnecessarily annoying tourist.
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posted by eric1200
on Jun 10, 2008 -
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RSVP means "respondez sil vous plait", but when I respond to an RSVP, is there a French acronym that acts as the "We are responding" counterpart to RSVP?
posted by parmanparman
on Jun 3, 2008 -
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What book is this? I remember an intro that describes Paris, focuses on gold, and has some analogy about the city's inhabitants being like wheat or grain.
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posted by conch soup
on May 9, 2008 -
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What's the French-language equivalent, dialogue-wise, of
The West Wing? Witty, erudite, and fun dialogue is the only requirement. The series/movie being any good would also be nice. Either TV or movies would be fine.
posted by flibbertigibbet
on Apr 26, 2008 -
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When I was younger I was told that Kraftwerk's Man-Machine/Mensch-Maschine album had a French-language version (L'homme-machine, presumably) that was never released. Does anyone know whether this is true or not?
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posted by Kattullus
on Apr 19, 2008 -
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Francofilter (part 2) (
part 1): What's my best option for a science/technical French-English/English-French dictionary?
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posted by solotoro
on Apr 12, 2008 -
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Au secours! Comprehensive online resource(s) for translating an English CV into French? Proofreader referrals?
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posted by pearl228
on Apr 11, 2008 -
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Does anyone know the name of a French film where the main character commits suicide at the end by jumping off a building?
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posted by fantasticninety
on Apr 5, 2008 -
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Where can I go for 2 to 4 weeks this summer to learn French that includes housing? Immersion programs would be perfect.
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posted by thebrokenmuse
on Mar 26, 2008 -
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I'm staying with friends on the border between Switzerland and France for about six weeks this summer and would like to find a school that offers intensive French lessons. Ideally I would leave for France sometime in the beginning of June and stay until mid-July, though my dates are flexible. I speak intermediate level French now and would be willing to come into a course a little late, if necessary. Thanks!
posted by pkuras
on Mar 21, 2008 -
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