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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

d'une bière aujourd'hui

Why is it "d'une" and "de boire" ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translation of ”because of”

In the translation of ” and I'm skint [US: broke] because of all the gifts that I must buy”, they use the expression ”à cause de” for because of. I was wondering if "en raison de" could be substituted for "à cause de". I tried it but it wasn't accepted. Is there a subtle difference that I don't understand?

Asked 1 year ago

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Liyunzi C.A2Kwiziq community member

'en' stand for what in this sentence below? Merci!- car l'écrivaine 'en' a fait un personnage principal de son œuvre.

Asked 3 years ago

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Shinah K.A0Kwiziq community member

Lui and le?

What is the difference between lui and le when 'Je lui telephone'

Or are there specific verbs for indirect and direct?

Asked 2 years ago

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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member

Anthony a eu 30 ans ______ , Anthony a eu 30 ans ______ , Antony turned 30 last September.

The answer " en dernier septembre " given. The durations mentioned in this lesson does not put the "duration" in front of the proper noun. Why? is this a mistake!

Asked 5 years ago

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Dinali C.B1Kwiziq community member

Definite and indefinite articles with the days of the week

Il est né un dimanche

Il est né le dimanche

Which one is correct? Can't we use indefinite articles with the days of the week ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

pour queI used "afin que" in the last sentence. Kwizbot corrected me to "pour que". However, I see in the text above that "afin que" is employed. I suspect these are interchangeable in any event.

Asked 4 years ago

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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Understanding English?

I had trouble understanding the phrasing of two sentences so it was hard to translate.

What does "Favour the water bath" mean?

And in "Add an egg yolk to the chocolate and cream mix" shouldn't it be "chocolate and cream mixture" or "chocolate-cream mixture". It could be me, but I thought cream mix was a demand to beat the batter when I read it, or mix even sounded like a premade mixture like cake mix.

Asked 3 years ago

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D. A.A2Kwiziq community member

Incorrect Answer on lesson quiz

I got the question Mathilde a rentré la voiture avant qu'il ne pleuve. wrong because I chose "Mathilde returned the car..." as the "correct" answer was "Mathilde put away the car..." But in English, saying you put away a car sounds like you put a small object away. Since a car is so big, you would return it to its proper destination, which is why I chose this answer. I feel that both these answers could technically be correct.

Asked 3 years ago

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Lai Y.B2Kwiziq community member

Reflexive Verb“ Finalement, il s'est décidé pour le Québec”

Why is the reflexive form being used here?

Paul

Asked 4 years ago

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