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Voir dire (/ ˈ v w ɑːr d ɪər /; often / v ɔɪ r d aɪər /; from an Anglo-Norman term in common law meaning "to speak the truth") is a legal term for procedures during a trial that help a judge decide certain issues:
[65] (Anglo-Norman voir [truth] is etymologically unrelated to the modern French voir [to see].) [66] In modern American court procedure, the examination of prospective jurors for their qualification to serve, including inherent biases, views and predelictions; during this examination, each prospective juror must "speak the truth" so that ...
The term, "voir dire", goes back to Norman times and the Normans spoke a very different language than modern French; in fact they spoke Anglo-Norman and in that language "voir dire" means "speak the truth", "voir" having a more complex connotation here than merely, "to see". If you think about it that meaning is still visible even in a literal ...
Joie de vivre (/ ˌ ʒ w ɑː d ə ˈ v iː v (r ə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV (-rə), French: [ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness. It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do…
Voir was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. Voir was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; ... Voir is an American television series featuring video essays about cinema.
"Vois sur ton chemin" (in English, "Look to Your Path" or "See Upon Your Path") is a song from the 2004 film Les Choristes. Text and music are by Bruno Coulais and Christophe Barratier . In the film, the song was performed by Jean-Baptiste Maunier from the choir Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc .
French verbs have a large number of simple (one-word) forms. These are composed of two distinct parts: the stem (or root, or radix), which indicates which verb it is, and the ending (inflection), which indicates the verb's tense (imperfect, present, future etc.) and mood and its subject's person (I, you, he/she etc.) and number, though many endings can correspond to multiple tense-mood-subject ...