plod Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 My French neighbour always says: "Rentrez". Yesterday I am sure I heard her say: "J'aime rentrer dans les églises"Is this a local peculiarity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Here in cornwall people say " enter with god" as a type of blessing as you walk in , could it be simular ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Rentrer can be to return/come home/ go back, so if you have been there before it is correct. There is of course La Rentrée which is the return to school/college. It means the return but is not normally used for saying to return except in this concept. At the risk of confusing Pads here, there are seven ways of saying return and it is a minefield for the French beginner, it depends on what or who is going back and to where and with whom. Have a look here http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa072900.htm they explain it better than I can. It is a subject that we did in year 4 of French classes if that is any comfort and it caused a lot of headaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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