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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Comme il faut

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0 Well, it's a bit hard to explain. 02br 02br 00It can mean "according to the rules", or better "in a proper way", "correctly" 02br 00Eg, my son (9) claims he can write very fast and is proud of it, but I must say the result is rather disastrous. So I tell him: "First you have to learn to write 'comme il faut', then you can write as fast as you like" 02br 02br 00Then you can speak of "une personne très comme il faut" (a very 'comme il faut' person) 02br 00If it's a woman, she's the WASP type.

— Pieanne

  • 0 Well, it's a bit hard to explain.
  • 02br 02br 00It can mean "according to the rules", or better "in a proper way", "correctly" 02br 00Eg, my son (9) claims he can write very fast and is proud of it, but I must say the result is rather disastrous.
  • So I tell him: "First you have to learn to write 'comme il faut', then you can write as fast as you like" 02br 02br 00Then you can speak of "une personne très comme il faut" (a very 'comme il faut' person) 02br 00If it's a woman, she's the WASP type.
  • Well-dressed, well-behaved, never swears, well-to-do family etc...
  • It's always ironical.
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0 Well, it's a bit hard to explain. 02br
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00It can mean "according to the rules", or better "in a proper way", "correctly" 02br
00Eg, my son (9) claims he can write very fast and is proud of it, but I must say the result is rather disastrous. So I tell him: "First you have to learn to write 'comme il faut', then you can write as fast as you like" 02br
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0 Oh, I know what you mean thank you p! 0-
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0 Hello ! 02br
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00Some friends will come here and "ils vont pourrir le forum comme il faut" 02br
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00this is an other example for you antonia! 0-
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0 Ah, that's interesting, the vicox. 02br
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0 Yes, "comme il faut" is "proper" 0-
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0 Dear Pieanne, 02br
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00Thank you for your explanation. I perceive that you are a helpful person. 02br
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00Kind regards, 02br
00Goldmund 0-
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0 Dear Goldmund, 02br
00I appreciate your message. I do the best I can, but so do all of us here, I'm sure! 02br
00See you! 0-
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0 Dear Pieanne, 02br
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00I appreciate your message too, and look forward to reading more of your helpful posts. 02br
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00Kind regards, 02br
00Goldmund 0-
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