Level B1 (Intermediate) The French word of the day is bref, which means ‘in short’ and ‘anyway’ as an adverb and ‘brief/short’ as an adjective. bref – IPA pronunciation /bʁɛf/ “Bref” – A Versatile French Word You Must Know Word origin The Modern French word bref comes from brevis in Latin, meaning ‘brief’ and ‘short’. …
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Level B1 (Intermediate) The French word of the day is: En fait, meaning ‘in fact’, ‘actually’, ‘in reality’ and ‘as a matter of fact’. En fait is used to emphasize, contradict, correct or add information to a previous statement. While the -t in il fait (he does) is silent, the -t in en fait is …
Level B1 (Intermediate) The French word of the day is the versatile verb constater (B1), which has several meanings including ‘to observe’, ‘to note’, ‘to notice/see’, ‘to record’ and ‘to ascertain’. constater – IPA pronunciation /kɔ̃.sta.te/
Level B1 (Intermediate) The French word of the day is the super useful reflexive verb se renseigner, meaning ‘to inquire’, ‘to find out’ and ‘to get information’. se renseigner – IPS pronunciation /sə ʀɑ̃.se.ɲe/
Level B2 (Upper Intermediate) The French word of the day is the conjunctive phrase à mois que, meaning ‘unless’. a moins que /a mwɛ̃ kə/
