Tex's French Grammar: Determiners

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aucun (aucune), not one, not a single

certains (certaines), certain

chaque, each, every

diffÃ©rents (diffÃ©rentes), various, some

divers (diverses), various, some

plusieurs, several

quelques, a few

tout, all, every

det10_ex2: indefinite determiners

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Bette: Il n'y a aucun doute. Tu finiras mÃ¨re au foyer!
Bette: There is no doubt. You'll end up a housewife!

Tammy: Chaque jour, tu trouves une mÃ©chancetÃ© Ã dire. Aucune chatte n'est aussi dÃ©sagrÃ©able que toi!
Tammy: Every day, you find something nasty to say. No cat is as unpleasant as you are!

Bette: Mais ouvre les yeux Tammy! Ton futur mari a plusieurs dÃ©fauts. Il est snob, prÃ©tentieux et veut toujours avoir raison.
Bette: Open your eyes Tammy! Your future husband has several negative traits. He is snobbish, pretentious and always wants to be right.

Tammy: Mais il a aussi quelques qualitÃ©s: il est beau et talentueux. Certains Ã©diteurs pensent qu'il est le prochain prix Goncourt!
Tammy: But he also has a few good points: he is handsome and talented. Some publishers think that he is the next Goncourt prize winner.

Bette tout bas: Tu parles!
Bette under her breath: Yeah, right!

det2_ex1: determiners: definite articles

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Masculine singular: le (l')
Tex le tatou Joe-Bob l'Ã©cureuil
Tex the armadillo Joe-Bob the squirrel

Feminine singular: la (l')
Bette la chatte l'UniversitÃ© du Texas
Bette the cat (female) The University of Texas

Masculine and feminine plural: les
les tatous lesÂ Ã©cureuils les chats lesÂ universitÃ©s
the armadillos the squirrels the cats the universities

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Lundi, il a rendez-vous avec Tammy.
Monday he has a date with Tammy.

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Tammy: J'aime beaucoup le franÃ§ais. C'est la langue de MoliÃ¨re et de Hugo, et surtout c'est la langue maternelle de Tex!
Tammy: I like French a lot. It is the language of MoliÃ¨re and of Hugo, and above all it is the mother tongue of Tex!

Bette: Alors comme Ã§a Tammy, tu aimes bien les FranÃ§ais?
Bette: So Tammy, you really like French men?

Tammy: Oh oui! Surtout les FranÃ§ais qui portent le bÃ©ret!
Tammy: I sure do! Especially French men who wear a beret!

det2_ex2: determiners: definite articles

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Compulsory liaison with a vowel or silent h
No liaison with a consonant

lesÂ insectes lesÂ animaux lesÂ hommes
les tatous les fourmis

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Corey: Tu connais la tour de l'UniversitÃ© du Texas?
Corey: Do you know the UT Tower?

Tex: Bien sÃ»r, c'est le symbole de l'UniversitÃ©!
Tex: Of course, it is the symbol of the University!

Corey: Et la SixiÃ¨me rue?
Corey: What about Sixth street?

Tex: Eh bien, c'est les Champs-ElysÃ©es d'Austin!
Tex: Well, it's the Champs-Elysees of Austin.

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Tex: L'argent ne rend pas l'homme heureux!
Tex: Money does not make man happy!

Tammy: Tu as raison. L'amour et la santÃ© sont plus importants!
Tammy: You are right. Love and health are more important!

Tex: Bien sÃ»r, pour les insectes et les animaux, l'argent n'existe pas! Mais l'amour est aussi important pour nous que pour les humains. Ah oui ... l'amour l'amour, toujours l'amour!
Tex: Of course, for insects and animals, money does not exist! But love is as important for us as it is for humans. Ah, yes, love, love, love, always love!

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Tex adore les croissants.
Tex loves croissants.

Joe-Bob prÃ©fÃ¨re les doughnuts.
Joe-Bob prefers doughnuts.

Tammy n'aime pas le cafÃ©.
Tammy does not like coffee.

Edouard apprÃ©cie la bonne cuisine franÃ§aise.
Edouard appreciates good French cuisine.

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Le matin, Tammy va en cours.
Every morning, Tammy goes to class.

L'aprÃ¨s-midi, elle va Ã la bibliothÃ¨que.
Every afternoon, she goes to the library.

Le lundi, Tex fait son jogging.
On Mondays, Tex goes for a jog.

L'Ã©tÃ©, il se baigne avec Tammy Ã Barton Springs. L'hiver, il skie Ã Purgatory.
Every summer, he bathes with Tammy at Barton Springs. Every winter, he skis in Purgatory.

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Tammy: Tex, aide-moi Ã mettre la table! Apporte les assiettes, les couteaux, les verres, les serviettes et le vin.
Tex, help me set the table! Bring the plates, knives, glasses, napkins, and wine.

det2_ex8: determiners: definite articles

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Tex habite Ã Austin.
Tex lives in Austin,

mais il prÃ©fÃ¨re Paris.
but he prefers Paris.

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Cependant Tex adore mars Ã Austin.
Nevertheless Tex adores March in Austin.

det3_ex1: definite articles with physical characteristics

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Tex rÃªve: Ah, Tammy! Tu as les yeux brÃ»lants, la bouche pulpeuse, les cheveux si doux ...
Tex is dreaming: Ah Tammy! You have fiery eyes, full lips, such soft hair ...

Tex rÃªve: Ah Tammy! Ton regard est brÃ»lant, ta bouche pulpeuse, tes cheveux si doux ...
Tex is dreaming: Ah Tammy! Your eyes are fiery, your lips full, your hair so soft ...

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Tex continue: Tammy, tu as un petit nez pointu et de grandes oreilles dÃ©collÃ©es ...
Tex continues: Tammy, you have a little pointed nose and big ears which stick out ...

det4_ex1: determiners: indefinite articles

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masculine singular: un
Tex est un tatou. Joe-Bob est un Ã©cureuil.
Tex is an armadillo. Joe-Bob is a squirrel.

feminine singular: une
Bette est une chatte. UT est une universitÃ©
Bette is a cat. (female) UT is a university.

plural: des
des tatous desÂ Ã©cureuils des chats desÂ universitÃ©s
(some) armadillos (some) squirrels (some) cats (some) universities

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Joe-Bob et Corey ont une chambre dans une rÃ©sidence universitaire Ã Austin.
Joe-Bob and Corey have a (one) room in a residence hall in Austin.

Ils ont la chambre numÃ©ro 1735 dans la rÃ©sidence Jester.
They have the room #1735 in the Jester residence hall.

Joe-Bob et Corey sont des camarades de chambre.
Joe-Bob and Corey are roommates!

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Tex: Joe-Bob, tu as un chien?
Tex: Joe-Bob, do you have a dog?'

Joe-Bob: Mais non! Je n'ai pas de chien. Je suis un Ã©cureuil.
Joe-Bob: No, I don't have a dog. I'm a squirrel.

Tex: Corey, tu as des amis?
Tex: Corey, do you have friends?

Corey: Mais non! Je n'ai pas d'amis. Je suis un cafard.
Corey: No, I don't have any friends. I'm a cockroach.

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Edouard: Joe-Bob, c'est un Ã©cureuil. Ce n'est pas un tatou!
Edouard: Joe-Bob is a squirrel. He is not an armadillo.

Tex et Tammy, ce sont des tatous. Ce ne sont pas des escargots.
Tex and Tammy are armadillos. They are not snails.

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Edouard: Tex et Tammy sont de charmants amoureux.
Edouard: Tex and Tammy are charming lovers.

Bette: Ah bon? Ce ne sont pas seulement de bons amis?
Bette: Really? They are not just good friends?

Edouard: Tu ne trouves pas que Tex et Tammy sont des tatous parfaits l'un pour l'autre?
Edouard: Don't you think that Tex and Tammy are armadillos who are perfect for each other?

Bette: Absolument pas!
Bette: Absolutely not!

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Edouard: Tex devient professeur; il est amÃ©ricain; il n'est pas catholique.
Edouard: Tex is becoming a professor. He is American. He is not Catholic.

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Bette et Tammy parlent entre femmes.
Bette and Tammy are talking woman-to-woman.

Bette: Je n'ai pas de vÃ©ritables amis! Tout le monde pense que je suis une mÃ©chante chatte.
Bette: I have no real friends! Everybody thinks that I am a wicked cat.

Tammy: Mais non Bette! Toi et moi nous sommes de vieilles amies!
Tammy: That's not true Bette! You and I are old friends!'

Bette: Oui, mais toi tu as un petit ami tandis que moi je n'ai pas de petit ami!
Bette: Yes, but you have a boyfriend whereas I don't have any boyfriend!

Tammy: Tu sais Bette, avoir un petit ami ce n'est pas toujours une partie de plaisir, surtout quand il s'appelle Tex!
Tammy: You know Bette, having a boyfriend is not always a fun thing, especially when he's called Tex!

det5_ex1: determiners: partitive articles

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Masculine: du
du pain
(some) bread

Feminine: de la
de la viande
(some) meat

Masculine or feminine before a vowel: de l'
de l'ail (m.) de l'eau (f.)
(some) garlic (some) water

det5_ex2: determiners: partitive articles

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Edouard: Comme dessert, nous avons de la mousse au chocolat, de la glace parfumÃ©e Ã la vanille et du sorbet Ã l'ananas.
Edouard: For dessert, we have (some) chocolate mousse, vanilla ice cream, and pineapple sorbet.

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Edouard: Vous prenez du vin, n'est-ce pas?
partitive article
Edouard: You are having (some) wine, aren't you? (a quantity that is not specified)

Le vin rouge est bon pour la santÃ©!
definite article
Red wine is healthy! ('wine' in general)

En fait, nous avons un Beaujolais nouveau ou un Chambertin, un ChÃ¢teauneuf-du-Pape, ou j'ai un excellent MÃ©doc pour vous, ou un tout petit vin gris de Savoie.
indefinite articleIn fact, we have a Beaujolais nouveau, or a Chambertin, a ChÃ¢teauneuf-du-Pape, or I have an excellent MÃ©doc for you, or a little grey wine from Savoy. (These are items on the wine list, a countable quantity)

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Joe-Bob mange de la viande.
Tammy ne mange pas de viande.
Joe-Bob eats meat. Tammy does not eat meat.

Tex boit du cafÃ©.
Tammy ne boit jamais de cafÃ©.
Tex drinks coffee. Tammy never drinks coffee.

Il y a encore du vin.
Il n'y a plus de vin.
There is some wine left. There is not any wine left.

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Entre Tex et Tammy, ce n'est pas de l'amitiÃ©, c'est de l'amour!
Between Tex and Tammy, it is not friendship, it is love!

Edouard sert du poulet, pas des escargots!
Edouard serves chicken, not snails!

det5_ex6: determiners: partitive articles

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Tammy est au tÃ©lÃ©phone: AllÃ´, Edouard? Je reÃ§ois des amis ce soir. Je voudrais faire des crÃªpes, mais j'ai oubliÃ© la recette. Tu peux m'aider?
Tammy is on the phone: Hello, Edouard? I'm having some friends over tonight. I would like to make some crÃªpes, but I've forgotten the recipe. Can you help me?

Edouard: Rien de plus facile! Tu mÃ©langes de la farine et des oeufs. Tu ajoutes ensuite du lait, du sel et de l'huile. Tu verses cette pÃ¢te dans une poÃªle. Quand la pÃ¢te est cuite, tu garnis la crÃªpe avec du fromage rÃ¢pÃ©, du jambon, ou des cÃ¨pes. Mais n'oublie pas Tammy, avec des crÃªpes, on ne boit pas de vin. Il faut boire du cidre et porter une coiffe bretonne!
Edouard: No problem! Mix some flour and eggs. Add some milk, some salt and some oil. Pour this batter in a pan. When the batter is cooked, fill the crÃªpe with some grated cheese, some ham, or cepes (mushrooms). But don't forget Tammy, with crÃªpes, you don't drink wine. You have to drink cider and wear a Breton hat!

det6_ex1: possessive determiners

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Masculine singular
Feminine singular
Plural
Translation

mon
ma
mes
my

ton
ta
tes
your (familiar)

son
sa
ses
his or her or its

notre
notre
nos
our

votre
votre
vos
your (formal or plural)

leur
leur
leurs
their

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Tex prÃ©sente sa famille: Voici mon frÃ¨re, Trey, et ma soeur, Rita, avec sesÂ enfants et leur chien Fido. Notre famille est formidable!
Tex introduces his family. Here is my brother, Trey, and my sister, Rita with her children and their dog Fido. Our family is great!

det6_ex3: possessive determiners

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Tex: Voici Tammy, monÂ amie, et sesÂ amies Bette et Fiona, c'est-Ã -dire nos amies.
Tex: Here is Tammy, my friend, and her friends, Bette and Fiona, that is to say, our friends.

det6_ex4: possessive determiners

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Tammy parle avec Bette: Tex n'est plus mon ami! Il a complÃ¨tement oubliÃ© mon cadeau et notre anniversaire! Il a oubliÃ© toutes ses promesses! Quel nul!

Tammy is talking with Bette: Tex is not my friend any more! He competely forgot my present and our anniversary! He forgot all his promises. What a loser!

det7_ex1: demonstrative determiners

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Masculine singular: ce Masculine singular before a vowel sound: cet
ce tatou cetÂ Ã©cureuil
this armadillo this squirrel

Feminine singular: cette
cette chatte
this cat (female)

Plural (masculine or feminine): ces
ces tatous cesÂ Ã©cureuils
these armadillos these squirrels

det7_ex2: demonstrative determiners

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Tex explique: Ce bassin, c'est Barton Springs. Cette piscine s'appelle Deep Eddy.
Tex explains: This pool is Barton Springs. This swimming pool is Deep Eddy.

det7_ex3: demonstrative determiners

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Tex: Tu vois Tammy, cette Ã©toile-ci s'appelle VÃ©nus. Mais ces Ã©toiles-lÃ , c'est la Voie lactÃ©e.
Tex: See Tammy, this star (here) is called Venus. But those stars (there), are the Milky Way.

Tammy: Venus ... la voie lactÃ©e ... oh Tex, j'aime bien quand tu me parles d'astronomie!
Tammy: Venus ... the Milky Way ... oh, Tex, I like it when you talk to me about astronomy!

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Tex et Tammy sont dans le rayon femmes de J.Â C. Penney.
Tex and Tammy are in the women's section of J.Â C. Penney.

Tammy: Qu'est-ce que tu penses de ce maillot-ci?
Tammy: What do you think of this bathing suit?

Tex: Ah non! Je n'aime pas du tout cette couleur.
Tex: Oh no! I don't like this color at all.

Tammy: Et ce bikini? Ce sera parfait pour cet Ã©tÃ©. Tu ne trouves pas?
Tammy: What about this bikini? It will be perfect for this summer, don't you think?

Tex: Quelle horreur! Ce tissu est complÃ¨tement dÃ©modÃ©!
Tex: It's horrible! This fabric is completely outdated!

Tammy: Mais Tex, tu n'as aucun goÃ»t! Tu crois que ce vieux bÃ©ret que tu portes est Ã la mode?
Tammy: Tex, you have no taste whatsoever! You think that this old beret you wear is fashionable?

det8_ex1: determiners: expressions of quantity

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Tammy et Tex reÃ§oivent des amis ce soir. Tammy est dans la cuisine. Tex regarde la tÃ©lÃ©vision.
Tammy and Tex are having some friends over tonight. Tammy is in the kitchen. Tex is watching television.

Tammy: Une douzaine de crÃªpes, c'est trop pour quatre personnes?
Tammy: A dozen crepes, that's too much for four people?

Tex: Mais non, Tammy, ce n'est pas assez. Il faut prÃ©parer beaucoup de crÃªpes.
Tex: No, Tammy, it's not too much. You can never prepare too many crepes.

det8_ex2: determiners: expressions of quantity

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:00:17 -0500

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assez de, enough
plein de, many

beaucoup de, a lot
un tas de, a lot of

un peu de, a little
trop de, too many

det8_ex3: determiners: expressions of quantity

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:59:17 -0500

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det8_ex4: determiners: expressions of quantity

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:58:17 -0500

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une boÃ®te de, a can (box) of
un litre de, a liter of

un bol de, a bowl of
une livre de, a pound of

un bout de, a piece (end) of
un morceau de, a piece of

une bouteille de, a bottle of
une part de, a serving of

une cuillÃ¨re de, a teaspoon of
une pincÃ©e de, a pinch of

une douzaine de, a dozen
une tasse de, a cup of

50 grammes de, 50 grams of
une tranche de, a slice of

un kilo de, a kilo of
un verre de, a glass of

det8_ex5: determiners: expressions of quantity

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:57:17 -0500

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un morceau du gÃ¢teau qu'Edouard a prÃ©parÃ©
a piece of the cake that Edouard made

un verre
du vin rouge, pas
du blanc
a glass of
the red wine, not the white one

beaucoup des invitÃ©s parlent franÃ§ais
many of the guests speak French

det8_ex6: determiners: expressions of quantity

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:56:17 -0500

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Tammy lit la recette: Pour une douzaine de crÃªpes, mÃ©langer 400 grammes de farine et deux oeufs. Ajouter ensuite un demi litre de lait, une cuillÃ¨re de sel et une cuillÃ¨re d'huile.
Tammy reads the recipe: For a dozen crÃªpes, mix 400 grams of flour and two eggs. Then add half a liter of milk, a spoonful of salt and a spoonful of oil.

Tammy: Dis, Tex! ArrÃªte de faire le lÃ©gume devant la tÃ©lÃ©! Viens m'aider!
Tammy: Hey, Tex! Stop vegging out in front of the TV! Come and help me!

Tex: Comment? J'ai fait mon travail, moi! Le bouquet de roses et la bouteille de cidre sont sur la table!
Tex: What? I did my job! The bouquet of flowers and the bottle of cider are on the table!

det9_ex1: tout

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:55:17 -0500

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Masculine singular
Masculine plural
Feminine singular
Feminine plural

tout
tous
toute
toutes

det9_ex2: tout

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:54:17 -0500

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MalgrÃ© toutes les filles que j'ai connues,
In spite of all the girls (or all of the girls) that I have known,

je pense Ã toi ...
I think of you ...

tout le temps,
all the time,

toute la journÃ©e,
all day long,

tous* les soirs,
every evening,

toutes les nuits.
every night.

det9_ex3: tout

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:53:17 -0500

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Tex: Tout tatou est poÃ¨te!
Every armadillo is a poet!

det9_ex4: tout

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:52:17 -0500

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Indefinite singular 'everything'
Tammy: Tex, tu as vu ton Ã©diteur? Tout s'est bien passÃ©?
Tammy: Tex, did you see your publisher? Did everything go well?

To replace a plural noun
Tex: Les Ã©diteurs sont des idiots, je les dÃ©teste tous!* Les maisons d'Ã©ditions ne comprennent pas mon art. Toutes refusent mes poÃ¨mes Ã©rotiques!
Tex: Publishers are fools, I hate them all! Publishing houses don't understand my art. All refuse my erotic poems!

det9_ex5: tout

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:51:17 -0500

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Invariable
Tex: Les Ã©diteurs ne comprennent rien. Mes thÃ¨mes sont tout nouveaux.
Tex: Editors don't understand anything. My themes are completely new.

Before a feminine adjective beginning with a consonant
Tex: Et ma poÃ©sie est toute moderne.
Tex: And my poetry is very modern.

det9_ex6: tout

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:50:17 -0500

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pas du tout, not at all
en tout cas, in any case

tout de suite, right away
malgrÃ© tout, in spite of everything

tout le monde, everyone
tout Ã l'heure, in a little while

tout le temps, all the time
tout Ã coup, all of a sudden

tous les jours, every day
tout Ã fait, completely

tous (toutes) les deux, both
tout droit, straight ahead

tous les deux jours, every other day tous les trois jours ... , every three days
tout de mÃªme, just the same

toutes les deux semaines, every other week
tout en + participe prÃ©sent, all the while ...

det9_ex7: tout

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:49:17 -0500

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Tammy: Alors Tex, tu as bientÃ´t fini ton recueil de poÃ¨mes?
Tammy: So Tex, have you almost finished writing your collection of poems?

Tex: Oh ne m'en parle pas! J'ai perdu tout mon enthousiasme! J'ai toutes sortes de problÃ¨mes avec mon Ã©diteur. Il refuse tous mes poÃ¨mes rÃ©cents.
Tex: Oh don't ask! I have lost all my enthusiasm! I have all sorts of problems with my publisher. He refuses to publish all my recent poems.

Tammy: Ne t'inquiÃ¨te pas! Tous les grands poÃ¨tes sont incompris!
Tammy: Don't worry! All great poets are misunderstood!