One of the sentences had the word shelf translated as plage. Non of my dictionaries have that. Is that a mistake or an expression not in my dictionaries?
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Bonjour Stéphanie !
I reviewed our challenges, and didn't find the case you reported. I did find the word "planche" (shelf in EN) in the expression "faire la planche" meaning "to float on one's back"...Could it be what you're referring to?
If you could give me more details as to where this issue appeared, I'd be happy to look into it.
Merci et à bientôt !
Yes the word plage was used in the B1 exercise in regards to the location of the boy's blanket in a car.
QUENTIN: Oui, maman, il est sur la plage arrière.
QUENTIN: Yes Mum, it's on the back shelf.
Is plage correct, or is the word possibly planche? Otherwise I have no idea for what else 'the back board of a car' could be!
Thanks.
Hi, In A1 regarder has been used for "to look in my bag ". Is that ok to use? I would think "chercher" would sound better