French language Q&A Forum

The title of the Samuel Beckett play "En Attendant Godot" is usually translated as "Waiting for Godot". Would it be closer to the French original if the title were to be translated as "While Waiting for Godot", or even "Whilst Waiting for Godot"?

(I note that in the examples, you never use the word "whilst", always using "while" instead. )

is the near future in the imperfect the same as the subjective?  To translate something such as I "was/were going to" seems subjective to me. 

"Il est bon", refers to the actor or the film? If it is the film, shouldn't it be "c'et bon"?

In the following sentence why is him the word lui and not le?  I thought lui was usually used only with verbs that could be associated with à.  The example: “ “It’s necessary that I find him an original gift.”

according to another app I’m using the correct answer is: “ il faut que je lui trouve un cadeau original” and not “il faut que je le trouve un cadeau original”  I’m confused with this.  

Why is it not "....qu'elle s'agit....." as both the sculpture (which we know is a woman and is specific) is feminine and/or Catherine is feminine? 

Also is the use of the conditional perfect, because this is a legend and therefore there is some doubt as to whether it actually happened?

In the other lessons, i saw that "De qui" "Qui" "Dont" "Lequel" and "Duquel" are having the same literal meanings in the English translation. Can, you explain this briefly?

Eg.  Le garçon à côté de qui tu es assise a de beaux yeux.

Eg. Voici les amis au sujet desquels nous sommes inquiets. 

Eg. Le garçon dont tu parles est très gentil.

Eg. La fille derrière qui je suis assis est belle. 

All of them means "Whom' may i know why? and all of them seem so complicated while they literally mean the same.