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Mark D.C1Kwiziq community member

Wait, I'm passing Paul onto you.

"Wait, I'm passing Paul onto you."

What does this sentence mean? I'm not a native english speaker but this sentence makes no sense.

Based on the french sentence, I deduce it has something to do with a phone conversation.

Asked 2 years ago

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John T.C1Kwiziq community member

Pourquoi est-ce qu'on utilise l'imparfait pour la premiere partie de cette phrase mais on utilise le passe compose pour le deuxieme partie?

Since both parts of the sentence refer to a feeling/opinion, shouldn't both parts be conjugated using the imperfect past tense?

"Je ne voulais pas choisir pour elle, mais j'ai été soulagé"

Thanks in advance,

John

Asked 3 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

À qui / à laquelle

In the C1 writing exercise The King Cake, there is the phrase ‘ he or she will name out loud each person, who will then be given a piece of galette’.

The recommended translation of ‘who will then be given’ is ‘à qui on donnera ensuite’.

You could also say ‘à laquelle on donnera’ ?

Asked 2 years ago

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B. T.C1Kwiziq community member

As tu vu la cousine d'Eve ?

Hello, I don't understand why "As tu vu le cousin d'Eve ?" was marked wrong. I don't see anything indicating the cousin was female.

Asked 3 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

ça vs le

In this sentence - 'Ce n'est pas tant qu'elle n'aime pas ça, mais plutôt qu'elle aime trop ça ' - why is ça preferred over le? Does 'Ce n'est pas tant qu'elle ne l'aime pas, mais plutôt qu'elle l'aime trop' sound wrong to French ears?

Asked 3 years ago

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Mayank T.Kwiziq community member

1. je vous présente M. dupont.......... va travailler avec vous sur ce projet.

Asked 4 years ago

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Thy M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When question words act as COD

Hello,

I see there's an example: "Quels bonbons tu as choisis?"

I guess that because "bonbons" is a COD in this question and it stands before the verb "choisi" so the verb has to accord with the COD --> it becomes "chosis"

But when I use deepL to try another example: "Which dress did she wear?"

The answer is: "Quelle robe a-t-elle porté?"

My question is shouldn't it be: "Quelle robe a-t-elle portée?"

Or is there an exception I didn't know about? More examples relating to this is very much appreciated.

Thank you.

Asked 3 years ago

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Phuc L.C1Kwiziq community member

"They leave work at 7pm."

Why quitter is correct answer, but not sortir ?

I found an example in the lesson where sortir is used to describe a personne leaving work at 19h

Asked 1 year ago

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D. A.A0Kwiziq community member

Question de Jour ou Journée

How would you write "Question of the Day"? For example, each day my french class starts with a "question of the day". I've been using jour but now I'm worried I've been incorrect.

Asked 2 years ago

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Ricardo B.A2Kwiziq community member

Il est bon, referes to the actor or the film. If it is the film, shouldn t it be "c'est bon"?

Asked 3 years ago

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