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Is a French "palais" always a palace in English?
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B. T. [/nq] Well I can think of several theatres and former dancehalls in Britain called the "Palais".

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  • [/nq] Well I can think of several theatres and former dancehalls in Britain called the "Palais".
  • ;-) Seriously, you'd need to ask somebody fluent in both languages - perhaps in a French usage newsgroup.
  • Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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B. T. schrieb:
[nq:1]Is a French "palais" always a palace in English?[/nq]
Well I can think of several theatres and former dancehalls in Britain called the "Palais". ;-)
Seriously, you'd need to ask somebody fluent in both languages - perhaps in a French usage newsgroup.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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[nq:1]Is a French "palais" always a palace in English? Thanks![/nq]
In France palais is also a courthouse.
In Canada the bilingual signs read
Courthouse/Palais de Justice
But it's probably like Mexican Spanish usage where a Palacio can be the original palace taken over by the government or a much more modern building which replaced the original palacio and retained the old name.
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U¿ytkownik "B. T." (Email Removed) napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
[nq:1]Is a French "palais" always a palace in English?[/nq]
Not when it's a palate...
Cheers,
L.
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