tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post3153011444993553105..comments2024-03-10T10:09:42.420+01:00Comments on An American in Provence: Rarely FrequentedMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07991742540996769458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-87230271716109237822008-03-18T10:16:00.000+01:002008-03-18T10:16:00.000+01:00Ha ha! Rarely frequented...I like it, I might star...Ha ha! Rarely frequented...I like it, I might start teaching it to my English students!screamishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877496725306468555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-51847902603735859702008-03-18T09:34:00.000+01:002008-03-18T09:34:00.000+01:00"seul(e)" translates more as "alone", not "lonely"..."seul(e)" translates more as "alone", not "lonely" which is not only a state, but also a feeling, hence the "se sentir" added to it.<BR/><BR/>The concept of lonely exists in France for sure, but we use two words to express it where only one is necessary in English.David in Setouchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895289419248698831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-22054519602436380892008-03-18T04:59:00.000+01:002008-03-18T04:59:00.000+01:00try "seul(e)"... pretty much exactly what you're l...try "seul(e)"... pretty much exactly what you're looking for. trust me, the concept of lonely very much exists in france...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-33787825977765349302008-03-17T23:09:00.000+01:002008-03-17T23:09:00.000+01:00From the top of my mind, I'd say "se sentir seul(e...From the top of my mind, I'd say "se sentir seul(e)" for to be lonely...<BR/><BR/>Other examples?<BR/>Tons... (but as usual, I suck with coming up with examples without a context) :-)David in Setouchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895289419248698831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-52670480499954033632008-03-17T21:19:00.000+01:002008-03-17T21:19:00.000+01:00This is what WordReference.com had to say: http://...This is what WordReference.com had to say: http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/lonelyStarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.com