French language Q&A Forum

Could someone explain the use of the definite article "les" before "deux tiers" in the following example from this lesson:

Les invités ont mangé les deux tiers du gâteau.  The guests have eaten 2/3 of the cake.

Thank you.

Interesting to read but I'm getting a bit stuck on "l'on" as in "il ne faut pas que l'on nous voie".  Why is the "l' " necessary? What does it refer to?

The English sentence is: Fantastic! I can't wait to try my new skis.

Why is it - J'ai hâte d’essayer mes nouveaux skis. When the English is negative.

I had " Je n'ai pas hâte d’essayer mes nouveaux skis.

Qu’est-ce que c’est « un plaid »? Est-ce une couverture ?

Why "de Hong Kong" and not "d'Hong Kong" ? Is it because city name consists of two words ?

Could you please clarify if these go before or after a noun - 

1. Fou/Fol/Folle (crazy)

2. Mou/Mol/Molle (soft)

3. Mince (slim/thin - opposite of gros/grosse)

4. Court/Courte (short - opposite of long/longue)

5. Mignon/Mignonne (cute)

6. Bas/Basse (low - opposite of haut/haute) 

In the first sentence, "Depuis que je suis petite fille, j'ai toujours adoré m'asseoir" why is the first half in present tense, and the second half passé composé?

Also, for the sentence, "les gracieuses ballerines qui se produisaient à l'Opéra," is "jouer" not an acceptable translation for perform? 

I am wondering why in some cases the futur proche (“Je vais …”) is not listed as a possibility.