Usages of faillir glisser
Devant la gare, il y avait une grande flaque, et Marie a failli glisser.
In front of the station, there was a big puddle, and Marie almost slipped.
J’ai failli glisser sur le carrelage mouillé de la cuisine.
I almost slipped on the wet kitchen tiles.
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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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