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Most adjectives which normally follow the noun can occur before it as well, without a significant change in the meaning of the adjective. Such prepositioning is usually for stylistic effect: to vary sentence structure or avoid having two or more adjectives following the same noun. The position before the noun is favoured where the adjective in some way measures or quantifies the meaning of the noun:
Most adjectives which normally follow the noun can occur before it as well, without a significant change in the meaning of the adjective. Such prepositioning is usually for stylistic effect: to vary sentence structure or avoid having two or more adjectives following the same noun. The position before the noun is favoured where the adjective in some way measures or quantifies the meaning of the noun:
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{| class="wikitable"
|French
|English
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|un léger rhume 
|a slight cold
|-
|une  charmante soirée 
|a delightful evening
|-
|une  forte odeur 
|a strong smell
|-
|un misérable repas 
|a measly meal
|-
|une importante augmentation 
|a large increase
|}

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Adjectives which normally follow the noun but can also precede, without significant changes in meaning

Most adjectives which normally follow the noun can occur before it as well, without a significant change in the meaning of the adjective. Such prepositioning is usually for stylistic effect: to vary sentence structure or avoid having two or more adjectives following the same noun. The position before the noun is favoured where the adjective in some way measures or quantifies the meaning of the noun:

French English
un léger rhume  a slight cold
une charmante soirée  a delightful evening
une forte odeur  a strong smell
un misérable repas  a measly meal
une importante augmentation  a large increase
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