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French: Regular Verb: Manquer

manquer – to miss (someone / something) Source:  French Linguistics

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French: Irregular Verb: Faillir

There are several translations of Faillir, which is, more often than not, used in the past tense: 1.   to almost do something;  [this is the most common usage] 2.   to all but do something; 3.   to very nearly do something; or 4.   to narrowly miss doing something

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French: Irregular: verb conjugations

Click on these essential verbs below to see the tables and listen to the pronunciations: Aller – to go Avoir – to have Devoir – must, to have to Être – to be Faire – make / do Mettre – to put Pouvoir – to be be able to / can / may Savoir – [...]

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French: verb conjugations

Click on the verbs below to see the tables and listen to the pronunciations: Aider – to help Aimer – to like Apporter – to bring Arriver – to arrive Casser – to break Commencer – to start  /  commence Comprendre – to comprehend / understand Dessiner – to draw  /  design Donner – to [...]

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Ex-French justice minister Rachida Dati in sex gaffe

Rachida Dati, France’s former justice minister, is battling to rebuild her reputation after making an embarrassing sex gaffe in a television interview about the economy. Lapsus: Dati confond “inflation” et… “fellation” envoyé par LePostfr. – L’actualité du moment en vidéo. Miss Dati said she had made the slip, which has since become an internet hit, [...]

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