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Ils ont distillé un parfum floral et un parfum boisé.

Ils ont distillé un parfum floral et un parfum boisé.
They distilled a floral perfume and a woody perfume.
From Lesson 349:Consequence connectors (si bien que)·French

Questions & Answers about Ils ont distillé un parfum floral et un parfum boisé.

How do you pronounce the double L in the verb distillé?
It is pronounced as a hard L sound, not a Y sound. While the -ill- spelling usually makes a Y sound in French (like in fille), there are several important exceptions where it keeps the L sound. Along with distiller, other common exceptions include mille, ville, and tranquille.
Why is the phrase repeated (un parfum floral et un parfum boisé) instead of just saying un parfum floral et boisé?
If you said un parfum floral et boisé, it would mean they distilled a single perfume that had both floral and woody notes. By repeating un parfum, the sentence makes it clear that they created two distinct perfumes. In French, repeating the article and noun is the standard way to emphasize that you are talking about entirely separate items.
How is the adjective boisé related to the French word for wood (bois)?
The adjective boisé is formed by adding the suffix -é to the noun bois (wood). This is a common way in French to turn a noun into an adjective that means having the characteristics of that noun. For example, a woody scent is un parfum boisé, and a wooded area is une zone boisée.
What would the adjective floral look like if they had distilled multiple floral perfumes?
It would become floraux. Most masculine adjectives ending in -al change to -aux in the plural. So, multiple floral perfumes would be des parfums floraux.
Since we are learning about consequence connectors, how could we add si bien que to this sentence?
You could use it at the end of the sentence to introduce a logical result. For example: Ils ont distillé un parfum floral et un parfum boisé, si bien qu'ils ont pu satisfaire tous leurs clients (They distilled a floral and a woody perfume, with the result that they were able to satisfy all their customers). Remember that si bien que is always followed by the indicative mood, not the subjunctive.

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