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Silent final consonants may be pronounced, in some syntactic contexts, when the following word begins with a vowel or non-aspirated h.It is important to note that many words with silent final consonants have utterly lost them, e.g. neither the 'n' in million nor the 't' in art is ever pronounced.
1. A natural craving or desire 2. An attraction or affinity; From French word "Appétence", derived from "Appétit" (Appetite). après moi, le déluge lit. "After me, the deluge", a remark attributed to Louis XV of France in reference to the
week-end stationnement parking lot (Am.), car park (Br.) parking The word "stationnement" is the French word, but in France they replace many words by the English equivalent when it is shorter. frasil fragile ice glace fragile huard (huart) loon Plongeon Huard: A type of bird typically found in lakes and ponds.
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at the beginning of a word, following a vowel, or rarely for [ɛ] at the end of a word [ø], [œ] eu, œ, œu ё: Villedieu – Вильдьё ё is generally simplified to е in Russian э: Eugène – Эжен Maheu – Маэ at the beginning of a word, or after a vowel [ə], — e – Charles – Шарль e muet: е: De Gaulle – Де ...
In most -eler and -eter verbs, the writer must either change the e to an è before endings that start with a silent e, or change the l or t to ll or tt. In the rest of these verbs, only one or the other form is allowed. For example: appeler (to call) -> j'appel-le (present) / j'appel-lerai (futur) / j'appel-lerais (conditional).
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The question word or phrase may occur at the beginning or end of the sentence, depending on which word is being replaced, unlike in English, where the question word typically occurs at the start of the sentence. Declarative sentence – L’étudiant(e) téléphonera à son député demain. (The student will telephone his/her MP tomorrow.)