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"congé" and "vacances" are both said in the same way: vacation?
"congé" and "vacances" are both said in the same way: vacation?
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'Vacation' (or 'holiday' in British English) is an acceptable translation for both words in many contexts.
However, 'congé' is better translated as 'leave' in English when referring to a formal break period (from work) lasting several days or weeks.
Examples:
• "He's on sick leave right now"
• "He is going to put in a request for annual leave"
• "She plans on taking maternity leave next month"
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@SouthKoreaMyDream
"congé" roughly translates to "leave" in English (in work/job/military contexts).
"vacances" translates to "vacation" in US/American English or "holiday" in UK/British English.
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@SouthKoreaMyDream
Yes. In US/American English, "jour férié" translates to "holiday" (or "public holiday").
In UK/British English, "jour férié" translates to "bank holiday" (because "holiday" usually means "vacation").
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- French (France)
@pythonpoole thanks I have others questions. (sorry) How to say :
. grève
. naître
. mourir
. avant-hier
. après-demain
. tout à l'heure
. grève
. naître
. mourir
. avant-hier
. après-demain
. tout à l'heure
- English (US)
- English (UK)
• "grève" = "strike" (or in some contexts: "shoreline")
• "naître" = to "be born"
• "mourir" = to "die"
• "avant-hier" = "the day before yesterday"
• "après-demain" = "the day after tomorrow"
• "tout à l'heure" = "just now"
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- French (France)
@pythonpoole yes but "tout à l'heure" can means in the past or the futur and not now ?
shoreline = strike = grève ?
shoreline = strike = grève ?
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- English (UK)
"just now" can refer to something happening right now (at this moment) or sometime recently in the past (up to a few minutes ago).
Example: "I saw him just now" (I saw him a few seconds or minutes ago).
For longer periods of time (or if you are referencing a future occurrence) you need to use different phrasing.
Example: "I saw him earlier" (I saw him minutes/hours ago) or "I'm going to see her later" (I'm going to see her sometime in the future)
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"strike" refers to workers protesting (French example: "Selon le journal, la grève est terminée.")
"shoreline" refers to where the water and land meet (French example: "J'ai ramassé des coquillages en marchant le long de la grève.")
In English, these are two different words. You cannot use "strike" interchangeably with "shoreline".
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- French (France)
@pythonpoole Thanks. for "tout a l'heure, we can say "in a little while" and for the past "a little while ago", is it possible to say that?
- English (US)
- English (UK)
Yes, you can say "in a little while" / "a little while ago".
Example: "I saw him a little while ago" or "I will see her in a little while".
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