Some different translationsBonjour,
I used different translations for the following three words/phrases:
"un désaccord" for "rift", which is listed in Collins dictionary as the translation for a "rift between people or governments"; and also in LaRousse for "une querelle"; Please note that neither Collins nor LaRousse has "une brouille" for the translation of "rift".
"se défaire de" in Collins for "to part with something" (as in "se séparer de"); and in LaRousse for "to rid oneself of";
"habile" for "skilled" in Collins for "skilled at/in something" as in "etre habile a quelque chose".
For "skilled" I purposely did not use "doué" because "gifted" while conveying a similar meaning is not the same in my mind as "skilled".
These were all marked wrong, but thoughts please? Qu'en pensez-vous ?
Merci beaucoup et bonne continuation,
Hilary
The above is the translation given for "a pair of black trainers" to describe what a wanted criminal was wearing, but alternatives given include "une paire de baskets noire", which seems unnatural as it’s the shoes that are black, not the pair. Is it a typo or a real alternative in French? I may be overthinking this, but in English "pair" would generally be omitted (as in some of the alternative correct answers). It’d be odd if he weren’t wearing two of them..
Salut ! The reason given for the adverbs not matching in gender and number is because 'they do not have gender', but neither do adjectives, which are matching the noun they refer to I believe- so is there another way for us to describe it? Like; adjectives refer to nouns, and adverbs refer to verbs, (verbs have no gender). This kept confusing me, every time i re-read it, Cheers
En cas de guerre, tout citoyen ________ être appelé à participer à la défense du pays. The answer is pourra - will be. The translation is 'may be'. Should that not be 'pourrait'?
Bonjour,
I used different translations for the following three words/phrases:
"un désaccord" for "rift", which is listed in Collins dictionary as the translation for a "rift between people or governments"; and also in LaRousse for "une querelle"; Please note that neither Collins nor LaRousse has "une brouille" for the translation of "rift".
"se défaire de" in Collins for "to part with something" (as in "se séparer de"); and in LaRousse for "to rid oneself of";
"habile" for "skilled" in Collins for "skilled at/in something" as in "etre habile a quelque chose".
For "skilled" I purposely did not use "doué" because "gifted" while conveying a similar meaning is not the same in my mind as "skilled".
These were all marked wrong, but thoughts please? Qu'en pensez-vous ?
Merci beaucoup et bonne continuation,
Hilary
Why was the correct translation for “the kids” Les enfants? Wordreference translates kid as gamin or gosse.
Personne plus n'utilise le term "feuilleton" ? Tant pis - j'étais tellement fier de moi de m'en souvenir !
1) Introduction uses "de la laine" for wool, but when used the answer uses "de laine." The intro is not consistent with the lesson.
2) hint "chapeau" = winter hat, answer uses bonnet and marks chapeau wrong.
In this text the question used “te plait…” and the answer was “j’aime…” Why? What is the general rule? Thanks!
Why is "l'une" incorrect here? Maybe this logic is incorrect but I guessed that because you already have ce (c'est) in the sentence it would be repetitive to have another pronoun right after. I saw another question about it but am still confused in which contexts it is OK to use "l'un" and when to use "celle" and its other varieties
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