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    Writing an application - need help translating some words

    in French Language

    Posted

    [quote user="Caespar"]Hi there,

    Under "Cursus" I am supposed to enter the following data (with my translations to the right):

    * année - the year I graduated

    * année ou diplôme - License = B.sc, right? (A B.Sc is three years for me)

    * intitulé - I do not know what they want me to enter here

    Name of the course/qualification

    * établissement - I do not know what they want me to enter here

    Name of the school/college/university (where you obtained the qualification)

    * ville - I guess they want me to enter in which city I graduated I guess so too :)

    * pays - country,

    where you graduated

    * mention - I am not sure but I think they want me to enter some sort of GPA For the next three, see here: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=636392

    * moyenne - The same as above? This seems wrong.

    * classement - What is this?

    Thank you in advance.   [/quote]

    Hi Caespar,

    There are others on her who can help you better than I, but to start you off I made a few suggestions above.

    I hope it helps a bit.

    You'll find that wordreference website really useful.

    Bonne chance with the application.

    Favorite vegetarian dishes

    in French Food and Wine

    Posted

    To get back on topic, I'm not sure what my favourite dish is, up near the top of the list is the traditional British roast but without the meat :) I don't always bother with a replacement; I love the mint sauce and gravy combo over yorkshires and roast potatoes, brussels sprouts sautéed with cashew nuts, honey roasted carrots... since it is snowing [:-))] yes it really is snowing, this sounds particularly attractive right now.

    To add another idea to the thread... I'm rather fond of an aubergine gratin, even though aubergines aren't one of my favourite veggies.

    Dice aubergines and sauté (thoroughly; al dente aubergines are bleurk!) with onions, and some bell peppers. Use other veg as available, e.g. fresh or sundried tomatoes, courgettes, sweetcorn, mushrooms all work.  Season well.

    Put the sautéed veg in the bottom of a casserole dish and cover generously with bechemel or cheese sauce.

    Top with grated cheese, breadcrumbs, crushed nuts, pine nuts, sunflower or poppy seeds... whatever you fancy.

    Cook in a hot oven to heat through & brown the topping.

    Serve with a little bread and a lot of green salad. This dish needs lots of raw leaves to balance the heaviness of the aubergine and milk products.

    There is plenty of protein in a dish like this: in the cheese, nuts & seeds.  Many people are surprised at how little protein is needed per day, a small piece of cheese, a yoghurt plus a few nuts & seeds is all that's required ...of course more for a very active person.

    Hope that is some inspiration, Teapot. Stay well... eat as much raw food as you can. [geek] I don't always walk the talk, even tho' I know it's sound advice... you also have to enjoy your food, or what's the point, huh?

    Translation Please

    in Health

    Posted

    [quote user="Swissie"]Minor corrector   Etre enrhumé/e = to have a cold   to catch a cold is reflexive!!  je me suis enrhumé/e!   ARGHHHHH sorry

    [/quote]

    Merci Swissie, that explains it! I'm studying reflexive verbs at the moment so that's perfect timing.  Bonne journée.

    Translation Please

    in Health

    Posted

    I don't worry too much about being demode but it's nice to know, and when we have ces gens, si gentils to kindly help us... when they've finished laughing ;)  I still ask for cafe au lait and often say bye-bye (when speaking English), both of which are considered to be rather passé by some. 

    Etre enrhumer  to catch a cold... why isn't that j'ai enrhumé and  je suis enrhume?  Maybe you are telling the toubib that you're doused in rum... sauced?!! You'll be the talk of the village. [;-)]

    Greeting ritual

    in French Culture

    Posted

    Ha, yes! In my first job in France it would take a full 30 minutes to complete the 'arrival' procedure, all done on company time.  I thought it was very civilised.  Needless to say, leaving at the end of the shift involved no such palaver!

    bien à vous

    in French Language

    Posted

    Judith, I saw 'bien a vous' for the first time yesterday. It was in a 'business' e-mail. Here's what was written:

    CELA SERA FAIT BIEN A VOUS

    This was a note, added to an order confirmation, to acknowledge

    special instructions (my request was also turned into

    caps ...and, after I was so careful with the accents!)

    Tick

    in Pets

    Posted

    Don't forget that Frontline, Advantage etc. are not 100% effective and therefore the daily tick patrol is still necessary.  Cats seem remove any ticks they can reach, so face, neck and ears are the places that need to be checked. Dogs need to be checked all over.

    Good luck with the new member of the family, Jackie!

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