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Why is there no article for "vue"? That is, why "avec vue sur la mer" and not "avec une vue sur la mer"? Merci!
Just to confuse things some more, there are several possible alternative English translations in addition to the one given here:
Je fais le lit après que tu t'es levé.I'm making the bed after you've got [US: gotten] up.
The French can also be translated as:I'll make the bed after you get up.I'll make the bed after you've gotten up.I'll make the bed after you're up.
I would appreciate a lesson on the verbs used when expressing the desire to do something or looking forward to doing something.
Also, a lesson on the expressions used to mean "picking someone up" would be appreciated.
Merci.
Thank you!
the logement hint is in the wrong section
Does this convention only work when talking about full thousands/millions/billions? What if you want to say 12,505 things or 1,350,000 things?
Why is the correct answer à moitié, which I take to mean halfway, an adverb?un demià la demiune demieune moitié
The student were welcomed by the principal
Les étudiants ont été accueillis par le directeur
Les étudiants étaient accueillis par le directeur.
The latter translation is correct yet the C1 Test marked it worng?
Pour "j'ai réduit les dépenses superflues", peut on dire "j'ai rogné sur des dépenses superflues
et pour "il faut absolument que j'économise de l'argent", peut-on dire "il me faut vraiment économiser
et pour "même lorsque j'ai vraiment envie d'un burger ! ", peut on dire "même lorsque ce dont j'ai absolument envie c'est un burger"?
merci !
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