Vous

Word VOUS
Character 4
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The word "vous" in example sentences

"_Si vous disputez, _" said Berry gravely, "_vous ne l'aurez pas seulement où le poulet a reçu la hache, mais je n'aurai pas de choix mais de vous demander de retourner à vos b-b-b-boeufs. _" ❋ Dornford Yates (1922)

Moreover, Glafíra was envious of her brother: he was so cultivated, he spoke French so well, with a Parisian accent, while she was scarcely able to say: "_bon jour_," and "_comment vous portez vous_?" ❋ Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1850)

Rendez-vous is a better title – but French Kissing is truer for the tagline about mending a broken heart. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Je vous souhaite un tres joyeux anniversaire ... que vous soyez heureux toujours and que Kristin vous apportiez une tasse de cafe tous les matins! ❋ Unknown (2010)

"vous" -- a near-unforgivable lapse in decorum, even when expressing bottomless contempt marbled with aggravation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Related note: Why do the French insist on using on the formality of "vous" vs "tu" and yet allow their dogs to crap all over the streets? ❋ Unknown (2011)

I will always use "vous" until the other person either suggests we use "tu" or just plain tutoies me. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Two and a half years ago. at the very start of five weeks of in-home French lessons, my younger professeur (une mignon femme) me corrige immediatement quand je utilise le mot "vous" avec ces mots -- "Fred, we are going to be together for five weeks, we MUST be friends!" ❋ Unknown (2008)

Two and a half years ago. at the very start of five weeks of in-home French lessons, my younger professeur une mignon femme me corrige immediatement quand je utilise le mot "vous" avec ces mots -- "Fred, we are going to be together for five weeks, we MUST be friends!" ❋ Unknown (2008)

I'm always so careful to use the "vous" that I almost never use the "tu" when I'm not talking to my friends and then we're talking in English anyway so what does it matter? because I'm scared of making a similar mistake. ❋ Unknown (2005)

That day I learned the meaning of "à tes souhaits" and I also learned that 'vous' does not sound respectful when it is sprewed forth like raging hot lava. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I'm among other things an instructor in software development classes, and I usually use "vous". ❋ Unknown (2005)

Pour illustrer, je t'apprends que ta grand-mere maternelle disait "vous" a sa mere - ton arriere grand-mere. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The French tend to be a little more formal in this matter, so I tend to use "vous" with older people in any capacity and use "tu" with people of the same age or younger in non-official ones. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"Vous-autres" is often used instead of "vous" as the second person plural; and Canadian dialects of French all make the inclusive "we" vs. exclusive "we" distinction. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I'm going out on a limb here, but the example of the singular y'all strikes me as a sort of formal second person, comparable to the use of the singular "vous" in French. ❋ Unknown (2004)

You know, it was intended by my parents -- I think my mother tended to use it more -- isn't -- don't the French have a "vous" and it's -- you know, there's formalities ... ❋ Unknown (2004)

In reply, she wrote a severe reprimand to her son, in which she addressed him as "vous," and remarked that her affection in future would depend on his conduct. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

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