by Yolaine Bodin | 15 Dec 2016 | Translation-wise
You may need to translate the fuel consumption of a vehicle for the translation of any type of text, technical or not. Standard usage Clearly, in English fuel consumption is not expressed in the same way as in French. It is typically a situation that is not...
by Yolaine Bodin | 6 Dec 2016 | English Language
The English verbs to lay and to lie are often confused. You’re not sure about which one to use? You know there is a difference but you don’t really know what it is? You know the difference when using the present tense but you get muddled up when you...
by Yolaine Bodin | 27 Nov 2016 | Quotes
Cromwell is a play by Victor Hugo that was published in 1827. Its distinctive feature is that it is better known for its preface than for the play itself. The famous preface was the founding manifesto of romantic drama. Besides, the play was never performed in...
by Yolaine Bodin | 13 Nov 2016 | English-French Vocabulary
The seven days of the week are part of the vocabulary that is learnt at a very early stage when learning a foreign language. So, here is for you the list of the 7 days of the week in English and in French with the abbreviations used in French: Monday → lundi →...
by Yolaine Bodin | 5 Nov 2016 | French Language
The difference between chaque and chacun, chacune is not necessarily obvious if you are learning French as a foreign language. Let’s say to start with that chaque, chacun and chacune represent an isolated item within a whole or a set. That’s why...