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Emma B.C1Kwiziq community member

Pire or plus mauvais?I don't think the examples given have explained the difference between these two forms. I think I read somewhere that pire was more for abstract things. Is this right? What is the difference between an accent and results?

Asked 9 years ago

Steve T.A2Kwiziq community member

I don't see "Ou vas tu?". Is that considered very informal or wrong?

Asked 8 years ago

Praisenicole L.A0Kwiziq community member

The opposite of the word devant

Asked 6 years ago

Melody S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

une douzaine = ?I looked this up in Larousse online, and Collins Fr/En dictionary online. I was trying to figure out how to say "I want a dozen eggs" instead of "I want about a dozen eggs". --- http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/douzaine/26535 douzaine [duzεn] nom féminin 1. [douze] dozen 2. [environ douze] une douzaine de a dozen, around twelve une douzaine d'escargots a dozen snails une douzaine de pages about ou roughly twelve pages ---------------------------- http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/dizaine English translation of douzaine douzaine (duzɛn ) Translations feminine noun (= 12) "dozen" " ⇒ une douzaine d'œufs" "a dozen eggs" (= environ 12) une douzaine "a dozen or so" une douzaine de "about twelve", "a dozen or so" une douzaine de personnes "about twelve people" --------------------------------------------------------------- From above: une douzaine d'escargots a dozen snails (Larousse) une douzaine d'œufs a dozen eggs (Collins) (Unfortunate that both items start with vowels, thus d' instead of de. I doubt that makes a difference between "about a dozen" and "a dozen.) -------------------------------------------------------------- Help appreciated her. Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

Olivia H.B1Kwiziq community member

What's the difference between saying de chance and de la chance? As in the examples above where with je there is no la and with nous there is a la?

Asked 10 years ago

Walter B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The online French-English dictionary translates "je ne peux pas attendre a" as "I can't wait to", with numerous examples, but you list only "j'ai hate que" as a translation for "I can't wait to". Is there some difference between "j'ai hate" and "je ne peux pas attendre" in actual French usage?

Thanks.

Asked 4 years ago

Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Is "élèves" interchangeable with "étudiants" ?

I am doing a writing challenge titled "its not my fault" where there was a translation required of "and my students are very creative" My response of "et mes étudiants peuvent ..." had "étudiants" crossed out and replaced with "élèves". I would appreciate knowing the rationale for this please?

Asked 5 years ago

Christopher H.A1Kwiziq community member

Why not prendre rather than emmener

Asked 7 years ago

Zhe L.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is hockey written as "Le hockey" instead of "L'hockey"?

The "h" is silent in "Le hockey"

Asked 5 years ago

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pourrais-je avoir un peu de lait? Why is it not 'du lait' as in "pourrais-je avoir du lait?"

Asked 8 years ago

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