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Usages of avoir l’air de
Tu as l’air de chercher l’original, mais la copie est déjà dans l’enveloppe.
You seem to be looking for the original, but the copy is already in the envelope.
Marie a l’air d’être rassurée maintenant que la guichetière a accepté le justificatif.
Marie seems relieved now that the clerk has accepted the supporting document.
Vous avez l’air de connaître la procédure, madame; pourriez-vous m’aider avec cette adresse ?
You seem to know the procedure, ma’am; could you help me with this address?
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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