| The adjective ‘typical’ just means ‘ordinary’ so you need to specify ‘typical of what’
e.g. We visited a village with typical houses of the region. |
| The people that he met were very friendly = The people he met were very friendly
The optional word is ‘that’. (The translation of ‘que’ is usually an optional element) |
| You can say
I took the plane to New York or I flew to New York The verb FLY translates as voler, prendre l’avion or piloter (un avion) NB un vol = a flight (don’t forget to pronounce the T) |
| On holiday (vacation)?
What do the following expressions mean? Bed & Breakfast = chambre d’hôtes Bedsit = studio Self-catering = équipé pour la préparation des repas Of course, B&B is well-known in French now. |
| Finally, a commonly used synonym for ‘obligatory’ is compulsory (or mandatory) |
Typical, optional relative pronoun, meanings of FLY, holiday accommodation terms, synonyms of obligatory.