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WordReference mentions (51)

• quelle est la meilleure façon l'extension mon vocabulaire

  I rely on wordreference.com as a dictionary. It is very extensive and the forum is a goldmine. Source: 10 months ago

• Which does mean "Je viens de" mean?

  I recommend using wordreference.com. It will give you a bunch of alternate uses so you can try to sus out the pragmatics from context more effectively. This is especially useful for words like venir. Source: 12 months ago

• How to say “host a dinner party”

  Look up words in a dictionary and use a grammar book to help. If you don't have a dictionary and can't get hold of one, http://wordreference.com is a good resource. Source: 12 months ago

• Flew right by them

  "trans" (the prefix) means "across"/"beyond"/"the other side of", so I would assume trans-gender would mean a different gender (in pretty much any language), not "someone with gender dysphoria" Transgender in french is "transgenre" with genre meaning "gender" and trans, most likely, meaning the same in english and french. Also, on wordreference.com it says transgenre means "(person) with different gender... Source: about 1 year ago

• Better dictionary than Google Translate?

  You're doing nothing wrong, it's that no app is perfect! I use wordreference.com , it is the most accurate online dictionary, and even though it might not be exactly what you're looking for, forvo.com is also a great tool for pronunciation. For verb conjugations, some learners use cooljugator.com but I find it has many mistakes, so, not ideal. You could try instead... Source: about 1 year ago

Linguee mentions (18)

• why do we use 'lo' before some adjectives?

  I think the challenge is to find two sentences that differ only in that one says lo rojo and the other says el rojo or la rojo. With some help from linguee.com, I think the following will work. Imagine someone is looking at a computer screen. Compare. Source: 11 months ago

• POTD: Elevensie Sevens #4

  You can try http://linguee.com, or just ask a French person. Source: 12 months ago

• Can't help but feel descouraged because English is not my native language.

  For some reason, I find linguee.com too confusing. And normally doesn't have the expression I am looking for (I set out with one in mind that I kind of know what is but not sure). Source: over 1 year ago

• Correcting your own writing

  You can use context.reverso.net or linguee.com for that, if you can't find any native speakers willing to correct you. Source: over 1 year ago

• Ressources in two languages

  Linguee.com has a dictionary lookup engine which will provide not just the translation of the word you enter into the target language, but also provide a list of sources, with links to the same document in both the source language and the target language. Could be a very useful tool for finding bilingual documents like you are looking for. Source: over 1 year ago