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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

l'appréhension qui lui avait serré le ventre avant de partir

Why in this sentence is both 'lui' and 'le' needed? As isn't "le" meaning "her" here because "ventre" is a body part?

The same thing with the sentence "Le vent vivifiant lui fouettait le visage"

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

beaucoup / bien mieux

The suggested translation of 'will justify much better' is 'justifiera bien mieux'; and if you try 'justifiera beaucoup mieux' it is marked wrong. I had thought either would be fine here?

Asked 1 year ago

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jane b.C1Kwiziq community member

the word "début"

Bonjour. Why is it "début septembre" and not "au début de septembre"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Alan M.C1Kwiziq community member

Substitution for ‘partenaire’ and ‘vos proches’

Does ‘copine/copain’ suggest a less serious relationship than partenaire and does ‘êtres chers’ work for loved ones? Thanks

Asked 4 years ago

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Karen W.B2Kwiziq community member

Use of plural with the word activité in the last phrase

Dans ce-phrase-ci, pourquoi "d'activité" n'est pas pluriel?

"...ainsi que certains domaines d'activité tels que..."

Asked 3 years ago

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Annelise K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Fautes d’orthographe et de grammaire.

J’adore Kwiziq depuis que je l’ai découvert et je remercie toute l’équipe pour leur travail acharné. MAIS je m’étonne beaucoup de ce que les fautes faites par les contributeurs ne soient pas corrigées par quelqu’un de plus compétent. Par exemple ce matin, j’ai lu avec horreur la phrase: » je seraiS rentré chez moi quand je t’appeLerai. ». Je m’inquiète pour ceux qui ne sont pas français.

Asked 2 years ago

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Helena F.B2Kwiziq community member

Use of "de" in phrase "les fantômes de peintures précédentes"

I used des rather than de in the phrase "the ghosts of previous paintings" since it is used in the context of a plural noun: "les fantômes des (rather than de) peintures précédentes". Since there is no adjective in front of the noun, why is the singular de used?

Asked 4 years ago

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Greg D.A2Kwiziq community member

Why not use the impartait for this question - I went to high school in London. The attendance is over a period of time

Asked 4 years ago

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Robert M.C1Kwiziq community member

I wrote « ...une bière qu’on a brassée soi-même. » with the extra ‘e’ in brassée. I was thinking « la bière que j’ai brassée »?

Asked 5 years ago

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A C.Kwiziq community member

What is the PACS that is mentioned in the text?