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Judy C.B2KwizIQ community member

I can’t find Avoir du mal in any of my references. What’s wrong with ´lutter fairé ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Blake O.C1KwizIQ community member

In reference to the question with "Georges a acheté quelques livres au marché."

Why can't a valid answer be "George bought four or so books at the market?" In English, a few could possibly mean "four or so." "Few" is a vaguely definable quantity in English -- does "quelques" mean something more specific in French, or is this a matter of question/answer construction?

Asked 7 years ago

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Blake O.C1KwizIQ community member

"Plural" not in the title

The wording in the article implies that this rule only applies to plural nouns/adjectives, but the title does not state that. Could "plural" be added to the title as well to match?

Asked 7 years ago

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anish t.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

la or ma for my hand

In the quiz, I translated "He took my hand" as "Il a pris la main", but was marked wrong. The correct answer is "Il a pris ma main" but I thought we can write la main for my hand

Asked 6 years ago

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Damian S.A2KwizIQ community member

Singular They

The questions regarding the quiz for this lesson don't take into account singular they.

"Il faut manger", could absolutely be translated as "They must eat." unless there's something I'm missing.

Asked 4 years ago

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Anita P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Faire revenir

It’s the first time that I’ve come across « faire revenir » in culinary terms. Is it used over « faire dorer » for that manner of cooking or can either expression be used ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Frank C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Être aux anges

I assume this is an idiomatic expression similar to the English espression, to be in heaven, meaning to be very happy.

Asked 5 years ago

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H. A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Falloir ranger la chambre encore

I assume that

Il faut ranger sa chambre

can mean
You must tidy his/her room
as well as
You must tidy your room
Or would you say it a different way?
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Asked 3 years ago

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Rhea S.B2KwizIQ community member

Le ou la

Salut! In the second last sentence, tarte is feminine, so why is it “LE goûter” and not LA goûter? I’m assuming the meaning of the sentence is “she invites some friends to taste it” or does it mean “the tasting”?

Asked 5 years ago

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paul b.C1KwizIQ community member

Questions about expressions

Hello in the expression comment expliquez vous qu en plus il ait eu une attitude ambigue why is the subjunctive used here Paul

Asked 7 years ago

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