I think "à la suite d'une fusillade mortelle" means "following a fatal shooting," but can't figure out without the first half. Something tells me that "crie" is not a verb in this case...
I could use Google translate, but I'd rather have a discussion with people here!
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drre@feddit.org · 5 pts · 186d
i think it's the Cree First Nation
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 186d
Ah, thank you. I always get confused when adjectives nations don't get capitalised in French.
Pipas66@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 143d
Also what's confusing here to me as a native is that Québec has this law/tendency to frenchify everything. So, for instance in France the name of the nation would've been written as "Cree" to follow the English standard, since most of our mentions of them come from English literature. But I admit Québec is right on that one
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 142d
Yeah! I don't know if it's a case of "frenchifying," but I was surprised to learn that in France, your stop signs say STOP and not ARRÊT like here. Pretty neat.
drre@feddit.org · 2 pts · 186d
hu didn't know there was a rule like that , i kinda assumed a typo in the headline. but it makes sense i guess. thanks
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 186d
Oh I dunno, I think when it's an adjective, it's not capitalized, but when it's the noun, it's capitalized... I dunno, someone who is better needs to correct me if I'm wrong. Like, un homme japonais, but Il est Japonais. I think.
Pipas66@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 143d
You're right that's what we were taught in school : when using the noun, you'd capitalize it : (e.g. a Spaniard, an English, a Frenchman, etc...), but as an adjective you don't (a spanish boat, an english breakfast, a french movie, etc...)
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 142d
Thanks for the clarification. I was pretty sure there was a rule like that but wasn't confident, haha.
SGforce@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 186d
Lockdown following shooting spree at Cree Nation Mistissni
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 186d
Thank you. I wish I had picked a topic that wasn't so depressing, but if "fusillade" translates to "shooting spree," then what would a "shooting," be?
SGforce@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 186d
It can be both as it can be plural. It doesn't specify that it's plural in the title, though they should have given the context.
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 186d
Thank you very much!