Help with French, please--The French pronunciation thread

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Sure thing!
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Post by cynm1788 »

LibbyG wrote:Sure thing!
Glad to know. With everybody volunteering, it's not like there's any way to put your name in for a bonus. Here's what I managed to choke out during the actual recording of the section: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/xx/ronsard_fin_cam.mp3

Funny how "performance pressure" can reach a body even sitting alone in front of a computer. Imagine how much worse it would have been without your help (& without Audacity's ability to edit).

Thanks, again, for your time.
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Post by icequeen »

Hi everyone!


I have a sentence in French that I need help with!


"N'ayant pas pu faire que le juste soit fort, nous avons fait que le fort soit juste."


Thank you!
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I'm so sorry, I completely forgot about you :oops:

I am not home today but will write a note to do this tomorrow and please do send me a pm if I forget...
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neckertb wrote:I'm so sorry, I completely forgot about you :oops:

I am not home today but will write a note to do this tomorrow and please do send me a pm if I forget...
No problem Nadine. I figured some kind person would take pity on me soon. :D
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Nadine

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Great, thanks Nadine!
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Post by Piotrek81 »

Hi, French-speaking LVers.
I need help with the following phrases and sentences:

Vies des dames galantes
Sur aulcunes dames vieilles, qui aiment autant à faire l'amour que les jeunes
Quelle horreur! Quelle langue exécrable! Mais c'est une brute que ce Gorka! Assez!
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Anyone? :help:
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Sorry Piotrek I saw this and then forgot. I will record it for you tonight.
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Nadine

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Post by Piotrek81 »

Thanks :thumbs:
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Post by y2kdaddio »

Hi Folks,

I have come across large piece of French text in the book I'm currently recording. I don't speak French. Normally, I go to the 'Net and use one of the audio translator pages for small pieces of a "foreign" language, type them out phonetically, and do the best I can . This is more than that. Anyone interested in recording this and sending it to me? I will, of course, give you credit in the summary for the assistance. Here's the text:

"Il est difficile de definer l'amour: ce qu'on en peut dire est que, dans l'ame, c'est un passion de regner; dans les esprits, c'est une sympathie; et dans le corps, ce n'est qu'une envie cachee et delicate de posseder ce que l'on aime, apres beaucoup de mysteres."

Thanks
Tom
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Post by Cori »

Moved this where hopefully more people will see it :D
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Post by y2kdaddio »

Thanks Cori. I wasn't sure where to put it.
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