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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

pour relaxer mes muscles

Why can't I use "relâcher" here? As that verb means to relax a muscle?

Asked 2 years ago

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paul b.B2Kwiziq community member

Present tense with depuis...form to create past action?

Why "Mon fils travaille (present tense) comme promeneur de chiens depuis quelques semaines" for has been working? and not "Mon fils a été travaillant comme promeneur de chiens quelques semaines"?

Asked 3 years ago

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Adrian B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Position of "ancien"

I translated ancient crater as "cratère ancien", but the answer guide has "ancien cratère". The lesson about "ancien" says that it means "ancient" after the noun, but "former" before. Why is it before the noun here?

Asked 3 years ago

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Jeffrey B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Incorrect Level Indicated

This lesson is on the A2 listening practice list but is shown as a B2 level exercise. Either it's mislabeled or it's in the wrong place. The 5th lesson below this one (Dispute entre frère et sœur) has no level designation in the title, and the 2nd lesson under that one (En gardant mes neveux) is labeled as a B1 level exercise.

I also checked the A1 listening practice list and there are several lessons on that list that have no level designation.

This seems more like a content issue than a Help Desk problem.

Asked 3 years ago

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Tibor H.B2Kwiziq community member

Could you help me with demonstrative pronouns?

Hello,

So, the demonstrative pronouns in French, if I'm not mistaken, are: celui, ceux, celle, celles

While in English, they're: this, these, that, those

But if I want to translate: That looks like the car I used to drive. in French, that's Cela ressemble à la voiture que je conduisais.

Why cela and not celle ?

So, when do you actually use the french demonstrative pronouns?

Asked 4 years ago

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Alan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Difference between nouveau and neuf

Asked to translate, “L’Oréal are selling a new product,” the correct answer given is “L'Oréal vend un nouveau produit” I assume that this product is new on the market, in other words a new creation. Why then is the correct answer not, “produit neuf”?

Asked 3 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Ce sont des vacances en amoureux

While I got this sentence right, I wonder what the exact English translation is of "des vacances en amoureux"? Is this the same as "lune de miel" ?

Merci !

Asked 3 years ago

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Rus W.A1Kwiziq community member

Why is there not a conjugation list here?

This page would be much more useful if it listed the conjugations.

Thank you

Asked 5 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

personne ne soit capable de se passer de son portable

Why is this sentence knocked into the subjunctive?

Selon une étude menée - why is it 'menée' and not 'a mené' ? I'm confused, is it to do with the passive voice? And also why can't I use 'd'après' to mean 'according to'?

Asked 4 years ago

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John M.C1Kwiziq community member

What is that?

I have returned to A0 as part of my revision programme and are still puzzled by the following-

What is the Pantheon? My answer was

Marked incorrect.

However I notice in 'Lawless French' (which I understand is 'related' to Kwiz)

Quel + être

Quel est … ? means "what is … ?"Quels sont … ? means "what are … ?"

Par exemple…

Quelle est la solution ? What’s the solution?Quels sont les cours les plus intéressants?

I apreciate the lesson is on Qu'est-ce que, but why is my answer wrong? What are the most interesting classes?