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

Meaning of "Bien Avoir"

Although, the meaning of "bien avoir" can be surmised from the context, I still wanted to do some research. I was unable to find any information in Collins Dictionary, LaRousse or even Reverso.

I take it, "Tu m'as bien eu !" to mean something like, "You really fooled me!"

Does anyone have any insight into this particular phrase?

Merci a tous ! This was a fun little story.

Asked 1 year ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

que cette dernière, plus connue How do we know the last part is feminine (“cette dernière/connue”)? Is it because it all refers back to the n.f. étoile? Et bien, Canicula est également le nom donné par les astronomes de l'Antiquité… …à la plus brillante des étoiles fixes, qui appartient à la constellation du Grand Chien. Ils avaient observé que cette dernière, plus connue sous le nom de Sirius, …

Asked 4 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

using il/elle est or c'est

Hi,

I was wondering. My friend had asked me a question How is your room? Would I still use elle est since it is specific when i respond to her?

Meric

Nicole

Asked 3 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Devoir imperfect or perfect

I'm very confused with devoir and which tense to use now, as your lesson said devoir in imperfect meant "supposed to do" and perfect meant "had to do", yet you use the imperfect to say "had to do" here ? Can you please explain and also explain what that lesson actually means as it doesn't seem to be relevant?

Asked 5 years ago

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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

At the end....

I love the twist at the end, I thought she was the student ha ha ha ;)

Asked 4 years ago

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can we say - leur devanture ne ressamblant pas grand- chose ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Patrick K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Unclear speech.

The speech on this recording is very unclear. I really struggled to make out the words, even after listening to each phrase multiple times.

Asked 2 years ago

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karen t.A1Kwiziq community member

I couldn't get accents on the letters even though I knew the letter needed it

Asked 5 years ago

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Megan S.B2Kwiziq community member

Encore vs. Toujours

The last sentence "Je vois encore son sourire quand je l'avais surprise." I thought toujours would be better here as “encore” is more often used to describe something that's not going to last much longer, or something that's been repeated. “Toujours” expresses the fact that it's something frequent, or something very long (in this case, he will likely not forget her smile for a long time).

Could you explain why we use encore here?

Asked 3 years ago

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J M.C1Kwiziq community member

The subjunctive should be accepted for the last sentence

Maintenant, il faut que nous attendions Noël !

Asked 3 years ago

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