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  2. Gratis versus libre - Wikipedia

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    Thus, "free software" is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer". We sometimes call it "libre software," borrowing the French or Spanish word for "free" as in freedom, to show we do not mean the software is gratis. —

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...

  4. Verb - Wikipedia

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    A verb (from Latin verbum 'word') is word that generally conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen, become), or a state of being (be, exist, stand). In the usual description of English , the basic form, with or without the particle to , is the infinitive .

  5. Français langue étrangère - Wikipedia

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    Français langue étrangère (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃sɛ lɑ̃ɡ etʁɑ̃ʒɛʁ]; French for French as a foreign language, FLE) is the use of French by non-native speakers in a country where French is not normally spoken, similar to English as a foreign language.

  6. Live streaming - Wikipedia

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    China Railway staff livestreaming on the first day of operation of Beijing Fengtai railway station on 20 June 2022 during COVID-19 Pandemic era.. Livestreaming, live-streaming, or live streaming is the streaming of video or audio in real time or near real time.

  7. Present continuous - Wikipedia

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    The present continuous is formed by the present tense form of be and the present participle (-ing form) of the verb. [3] [4]For example, you would write the verb work in the present continuous form by adding the -ing suffix to the verb and placing a present tense form of be (am, are, is) in front of it: [3]

  8. Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    There is a huge variety of idioms in Quebec that do not exist in France, such as fait que ("so"); en masse ("a lot"); s'en venir (for arriver and venir ici); ben là! or voyons donc! ("oh, come on!"), de même (for comme ça). Entire reference books have been written about idioms specific to Quebec. A handful of examples among many hundreds:

  9. Indirect speech - Wikipedia

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    The stem of the word (infinitive minus -en or -n) is followed by -e, -est, -e, -en, et, -en. Other than in the indicative, an -e-remains even the most colloquial speech be (the few exceptions still differentiate the indicative, such as "du seist" for "du seiest"). If the direct speech is in the present, the present subjunctive is used.