French language Q&A Forum

Elle avait fait ses devoirs avant qu'il n'arrive. She had done her homework before he arrived. Why is 'avant qu'il n'arrive' translated as before he arrived?

"Il te faut de l'aide."

I'm struggling to understand why this is "you need help" rather than "you must help".

 I understand that Il faut can express a need but also a must - but I'm quite confused on how I can tell! 

Est-ce qu'il est faux d'ajouter un autre gâteau dans la phrase? Je sais que ce n'est pas necessaire. 

Ce gâteau est le meilleur gâteau que j'aie jamais mangé. 

I was marked wrong for this one and I'm wondering if it's really wrong or just not the most direct way to say the sentence? 

Bonjour! 

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"...que mise sur les celebrites"

i am not sure if that is some form of 'mettre', or is that the noun "entrust"?

it is possiby an acceptable shortening of a compound verb, without the auxiliary?

merci

I get that with a precise number, it should be "personnes", e.g. "cent / milles personnes" . However, what if I use "centaine" or "millier"? Can I say, "une centaine / un millier de gens", or does it still have to be "personnes"  ?

Merci

when to use ce qui versus en to replace an entire phrase

Salut,
Can I write apporter quelques changements in this context? I have read that although apporter is normally reserved for physical movement of objects, it can be used figuratively too.
Merci!