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Todd L.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Lesson on "You made me want to"

Translate: "You made me want to love you" (its a lyric from a song). My first guess was "tu m'as fait que je veux t'aimer" but Google translated it as "tu m'as donné envie de t'aimer." I understand both, but Is my first guess wrong? And are there rules for when to use the expression "donner envie de"?

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Greg C.C1Kwiziq community member

Change of accent for poussiereuseWhy does the accent change from grave to aigue when going from poussiere to poussiereuse? Thanks

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Greg C.C1Kwiziq community member

se fair dorer la pilule

Hi,

Is this an expression about ones hair lightening in the sun? Or is it about getting tanned?

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Greg C.C1Kwiziq community member

si besoin

Hi,

Is "si besoin" a contraction of "si vous en avez besoin"?

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Tom A.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Function of 'en'

In the question 'Tu en connais des mamans calmes ?' what is the function of 'en' ?

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Robert R.C1Kwiziq community member

Nouveau can go after the noun, with a change of meaning, right?I chose "un vélo nouveau" as correct as well as "un nouveau vélo". I thought "un vélo nouveau" would mean a bicycle of a design that has just been invented.

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Cornelia H.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En retard au travail

I used “en retard pour le travail”. I knew it was wrong but did not think of an alternative. Is there a Lawless lesson that can help me with this construction?

Thank you!

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D. L.B2Kwiziq community member

très drôle

Pourquoi pas il est toujours très marrant?

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