[Official Topic] English words

[BLUESTORM]

how can I say in english, "à défaut d'autre chose" ? :roll:

In which way? (and "phrase" which is the word in english?)

[Populous G.]

I must confess that I don't know

Anybody has an idea ?

[BLUESTORM]

If i knew that answer (I tell that word as "phrase") he want make, may could we find , but i don't know if a literal translation exist

[Populous G.]

I don't think so...

I want to teach you new words, do you want ?

[milohoffman]

If i knew that answer (I tell that word as "phrase") he want make, may could we find , but i don't know if a literal translation exist

"à défaut de" ...

Yep it's a bit difficult

Maybe it doesn't exist in english ...

[Populous G.]

I have found !

failing this or in the absence thereof

[BLUESTORM]

I have found !

failing this or in the absence thereof

That's why i think this topic is useful

[Populous G.]

Thanks

A new word : do you know the word sedge ?

[BLUESTORM]

Thanks

A new word : do you know the word sedge ?

What does it mean?

[Hise]

Now, with Google, i know, it means "carex"

EDIT : Si, je sais !! Ca fait parti de la famille des cypéracée !!

[Populous G.]

In fact, I was reading an english book when I saw that world. I search it on a my translation software and I saw :

Sedge n.

Carex n.m.

I was very surprised because I didn't know the meaning of the french word "carex". I have found it on my dictionnary and saw that carex is meaning jong.

[BLUESTORM]

In fact, I was reading an english book when I saw that world. I search it on a my translation software and I saw :

I was very surprised because I didn't know the meaning of the french word "carex". I have found it on my dictionnary and saw that carex is meaning jong.

And what jong means?

[Hise]

Hihihihi, I both Burned you !!

[Populous G.]

A jong is a french word synonymous of roseau

A sedge

[Populous G.]

So... Don't cut your fingers with the edge's sedge.

[Hise]

Do you know all what's the anthill

[Populous G.]

It's the place where the ANT are living, and it seems like a HILL, so Anthill.

Edit :

A anthill for those who don't undersant.

[BLUESTORM]

You have too many vacabular for me...

That's the thing what i miss in english...

[Hise]

It's the place where the ANT are living, and it seems like a HILL, so Anthill.

Edit :

A anthill for those who don't undersant.

Great, Guijnorth

[Populous G.]

No problem bluestorm !

A ant is an insect

A hill is a little mountain

So Ant + Hill = Little mountain of ants.

[BLUESTORM]

Great, Guijnorth

lol guijnorth....

And thanks for the vocabular

[Populous G.]

No problem.

Now, I want to teach you the world of insects.

[Hise]

lol guijnorth....

[Populous G.]

INSECTS

[Populous G.]

Frequently, insects who can fly have the world fly into their names.

Exemple :

A Butterfly

A firefly

Fire because of the light of the tie of females.