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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Devions or étions censés

Can we say nous étions censés .... instead of nous devions arriver....?

Asked 5 years ago
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Jenk O.B2Kwiziq community member
on devrait vérifier discrètement

Hello. Would it make a subtle difference if we use "on doit" instead of "on devrait" in this context? What would be the difference? Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago
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D. A.A2Kwiziq community member
Punctuation missing in dictation

Punctuation isn't mentioned in the dictation so should not be counted in the score (feedback from my year 11 students).

Asked 4 years ago
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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Translation of thusIn the translation of thus in the sentence, "Thus, did you know that he was the one who'd popularised the women's tuxedo, which had revolutionised the fashion industry in the 1960s?", the acceptable choices given are 'de fait' and 'ainsi'. I agree with the latter for thus; however, my dictionary translates 'de fait' as 'actually' or 'in fact' and not 'thus'. Perhaps 'in fact' would have been more appropriate than 'thus' in this context.
Asked 2 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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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
No sound on recording...

It cuts out mid-way through.

Asked 2 years ago
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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Object Pronouns with Inversion Questions

Is this also the correct way of framing inversion questions with Object Pronouns??? -

1. L’Aimes-tu? / L'aimez-vous? [Do you like him/her?]

2. Lui parles-tu souvent? / Lui parlez-vous souvent? [Do you speak to him/her often?]

3. Les avez-vous vus? /  Les avez-vous vues? [Have you seen them?]

Is the above way more formal, than the intonation method used in this lesson?

Asked 2 years ago
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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Direction of accentsLooking at “Bien sûr, je préfèrerais que les animaux puissent vivre en liberté” I see that the “future stem” (not sure if this is the correct term) is “préfèrer…”, but in WordReference dictionary it is “préférer…”. Are both acceptable?
Asked 4 years ago
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Susan Colette D.A2Kwiziq community member
que or no que

As I read this lesson, I see two directives: 1) with trouver one always needs "que" and 2) with trouver, sometimes you don't need "que". Please explain a deeper difference between the two usages presented.

Asked 3 years ago
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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Faire polluer

What is the difference between polluer and faire polluer? 

Asked 3 years ago
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