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Janet H.B1Kwiziq community member

Puzzling translation

Mes amis pèlent tous les étés !
My friends' skin peels every summer

Should this be "My friends peel every summer" as the French seems to imply more than one friend ?

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Ron F.C1Kwiziq community member

Your answer leaves me confused when you refer to an advanced change in the rule concerning the agreement when using “avoir”. Also that it “can” agree.

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Ron F.C1Kwiziq community member

Aurelie,

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H. H.A1Kwiziq community member

Why isn’t Brazil masculine, it’s a country, ends in a letter other than e, not mentioned as an exception....

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il voudrait que tu sachesJe me demande que je puisse dire <Il voudrait que tu saches à quel point tu l'aime? Ou est-ce qu'il a une autre façon que je pourrais dire <how much> dans cette phrase?

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why we don't "Je bois du vin rouge avez tous les repas"? Since the translation of "with" is "avez"

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why we don't "Je bois du vin rouge à tous les repas"

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the adventures of Fantôme this week, we were to translate "How many times Ii dreamt of being her" and the correct response was in the passé composébut isn't this a habituel motion? I used imparfait.

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Marcel sera rentré d'ici une heure.Je comprends qu'on veut dire qu'il sera rentré chez lui <within et by>. Mais, je ne crois pas qu'il soit une difference entre les deux. On dit en anglais, il sera rentre chez lui dans une heure...? Ça veut dire <he will be home in one hour ou quoi?

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Nabeel D.C1Kwiziq community member

Magnifique positioning

why magnifique come

after noun in « endroits magnifiques »

but before noun in « magnifiques gâteaux »

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