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Andre O.C1KwizIQ community member

Question about translation of "I would like some toast"

We translated "I would like some toast" by " Je voudrais du toast" because "some" implies an undefined quantity. However, your webpage says that the correct answer is: "Je voudrais un toast". To us, this means: "I would like a toast". Could you please let us know if we are wrong?

Asked 5 years ago

G B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why the subjunctive?

Same query regarding the subjunctive but different sentence:

C'est le seul footballeur qui ait réussi à me faire pleurer....

Asked 5 years ago

Mary Anne B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

C'est vraiment la voix de Zinédine Zidane? C'est vraiment la voix de Zinédine Zidane?

Probablement pas. Mais quelle innovation, si c'est vrai. J'adore cette idée d'utiliser les voix de personnes célèbres.

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Jack G.C1KwizIQ community member

Jeter un œil ?I always thought 'to have a look at' was 'jeter un coup d'œil'. Is this equivalent to 'jeter un œil' ?

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Joan C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

What is the difference between 'je fais de la photo', 'je fais des photos', 'je fais les photos?

when we want to describe someone's profession using 'faire', must we use partitive article?

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

H. A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Expletive "ne" following a positive main verbMy answer to a quiz question in which the main verb is positive included the “ne” expletive in the subordinate clause following "sans que". This was marked as wrong. I’ve followed the discussion about the use of this expletive with “sans que” and there appears to be no consensus about whether it can be used or not when the main verb is positive, and even the Académie Française equivocates. It seems that it’s quite common for “ne” to be used in this context, in which case shouldn't "ne" be allowed whether the main verb is negative or positive?

Asked 5 years ago

Laura K.A2KwizIQ community member

to comb or to paint

ils peignent leurs cheveux, ils peignent un tableau. Are these different verbs with a double meaing? To comb and to paint.

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Vikki W.C1KwizIQ community member

éXer verbs - what are they?

What do you mean by éXer verbs - you talk about them and then use "Completer" as an example -but completer doesn't end in éxer.

Asked 5 years ago

Tom G.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Using de nombreux

For the sentence, - J'ai plein de parfums !, would - J'ai de nombreux parfums ! be acceptable. It was not given as an alternate.

Asked 5 years ago

Ash D.C1KwizIQ community member

Pourquoi le subjonctif?

Salut,

J'ai une question à propros de l'usage du subjonctif dans la phrase suivante:

"... malgré le fait que sa technique puisse encore s'améliorer..."

Pourquoi est-ce qu'on l'utilise dans ce cas?

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