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Hello, Can you please help me with this: "près de Madagascar et de l'île Maurice.". Why is it not "du île Maurice" ? because "de+le" = "du" isn't it?

Hi, Can you please help me with this?________ une clé. (I have found only one key.) Why "Je n'ai que trouvé" is not accepted as a correct answer? But Only "Je n'ai trouvé qu'" and "J'ai trouvé seulement" are correct. I checked the theory but I think "Je n'ai que trouvé" is also correct.

In the US, one of the few French words that most of us Americans think we know is  "hors d'œuvres"-- to us, it means appetizers. Yet, "hors d'œuvres" isn't an option in the context of a NY Eve party in France?  I think of an "amuse-bouche" being something that is served between courses in an elaborate meal, a "canapé" is something on a cracker (savory biscuit), and a "petits fours" is a tiny cube of cake, frosted with a ganache and decorated daintily.  Can someone please clarify?

I was surprised to see the word "clore".  It doesn't appear very often.  When and how is it used?

Hi, my kwiz question was “Jeanne is going to France for three days”. The answer was “pendant trois jours” but the lesson suggests that it should be “pour trois jours”. Can anyone explain? 

Hello,

I had a question on this translation: I don't remember this film. 

Why does it translate to: Je ne me souviens pas de ce film. I don't understand the placement of the 'de'?

Thank you!