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Le policier confirme l'alias et les soupçons.

Le policier confirme l'alias et les soupçons.
The police officer confirms the alias and the suspicions.
From Lesson 373:Formal concessions (en dépit de)·French

Questions & Answers about Le policier confirme l'alias et les soupçons.

Why use policier instead of police here?
La police refers to the police force as an institution. Because we are talking about an individual police officer, we use the specific noun le policier (or la policière for a female officer).
Is the final 's' in alias silent?
No, you pronounce the final 's'. Because alias is a Latin loanword, it ignores the standard French rule of dropping final consonants and is pronounced with an 's' sound at the end.
Why is there a cedilla under the 'c' in soupçons?
The cedilla (the little hook under the 'c') forces it to make a soft 's' sound when followed by the vowel 'o'. Without the cedilla, the 'c' would be pronounced with a hard 'k' sound.
Can soupçon be used to mean something other than a legal or moral suspicion?
Yes! In everyday French, un soupçon is very frequently used to mean a tiny amount or a dash of something. For example, you might add un soupçon de sel (a dash of salt) to a recipe.

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