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Robert B.C1Kwiziq community member

"à 2 heures de Chartes" vs "à 2h de Chartres"

My nearly correct answer was "à 2 heures de Chartes". Why was it not completely correct?

By the way, according to the BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures), the official way to abbreviate "2 heures" is not "2h" but rather "2 h" with a space. See page 149 of

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Asked 3 years ago

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Tiffany T.C1Kwiziq community member

Payer pour qqch vs. Payer qqch Is it possible to say « Le perdant paiera tous les verres »? I think I have heard the verb used this way before, but I could be wrong.

Asked 3 years ago

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

< Frapper >for 'clap' and < ramper > for crawl

< Frapper dans ses (les) mains > is acceptable, but is getting the red line currently.

< ramper > also got the red line but is acceptable for 'to crawl', as used by Pampers :

https://www.pampers.fr/bebe/developpement/article/bebe-a-8-mois-ca-bouge

Asked 5 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Typo in the step-through options

Should “il l’interrompait” be “il l’interromprait”?

Asked 5 years ago

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Barbara O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Allez les Bleus! Le sport est universel

J'ai vraiment apprécié cette dictée. J'ai adoré leur enthousiasme pour les Bleus. Je regarde la Coupe du Monde tous les 4 ans bien que je ne connaisse pas grand chose au foot!

Asked 4 years ago

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may c.A1Kwiziq community member

should i use de ou des?

Hello. Why is it written de chansons and not des chansons? I was writing a translation of "write song lyrics". and it said the translation was "écrire des paroles de chansons." why is it de chansons and not des chansons?

Asked 4 years ago

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Arthri S.Kwiziq community member

ton acquisition ou ta acquisition?

ta ou ton acquisition

Asked 5 years ago

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Brennan D.B2Kwiziq community member

Exercises by subject

Hello, after adding a subject to my notebook and then reviewing the notebook lesson for that subject, it would be helpful to immediately be able to do some practice exercises on this subject alone, without having to do a kwizz covering all your dashboard subjects. Is this (getting exercises for self-selected subjects) possible?

Asked 5 years ago

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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 4 years ago

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Phil S.A2Kwiziq community member

When does the past participle change spelling?

Why has 'Mort' as the past participle of Mourir changed spelling to 'mour' ? I understand adding the 's' to make it match.

Even in the 'learn & discuss; section, it show the past participle as 'mort'. is this an error ?

Asked 3 years ago