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John R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Attendre or s'attendre for expecting a baby

Hello-

For this question: Nadia ________ un bébé. The two choices are attend or s'attende. I went with attend, since the lessons says that attendre (non-pronomial) is always used for expecting a baby, but I was marked wrong.

Asked 3 years ago

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Anna C.C1Kwiziq community member

I know I chose the correct answer but you marked me wrong.

Asked 4 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

couple of things...

'Après avoir considéré de faire peindre le mur' why is "DE" used? is 'considéré de' an expression

'plutôt que de remettre du papier peint' why is there "DE" here too?

Asked 2 years ago

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Christine S.A1Kwiziq community member

question re lui and elle

I know this exercise is about numbers, but i do not understand the following examples:

Il lui envoie deux-mille roses.He sends her two thousand roses.Il lui envoie deux milliers de roses.He sends her two thousand roses.
Why does 'lui' translate as 'her' in both these examples? I thought 'lui' when used like this refers to him, and that 'elle' would be her?
Thanks

Asked 2 years ago

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Sydney B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

misspelling in the exercise?

On the introductory page of the dictée "Rendez-vous pour le contrôle technique", the word is spelled 'defectueux'. But in the body of the exercise, in section four where it appears, it is spelled 'défecteux'.

Asked 3 years ago

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Rick S.C1Kwiziq community member

Ses vidéos sont absolument fascinantes

Google Translate has 'envoûtant' instead of 'fascinantes' as translation for 'mesmerising' - and Word reference seems to agree. Is this an OK substitute?

Asked 3 years ago

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T. T.C1Kwiziq community member

Merci et deux comments

Bonjour et merci pour ce beaux exercise. Deux petits comments: En anglais vous avez ecrit "choose", qui et le present; vous voulez surement "chose", qui et le passe simple. :) Et une librarie et une bibliotheque ne sont pas la meme chose, oui? Merci ! Pardon le manque des accents.

Asked 2 years ago

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Brian O.Kwiziq community member

Why is par and le included here. Elle le tient par la main

Asked 3 years ago

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Jennifer R.C1Kwiziq community member

Infinitif passé

"Elle est soulagée de ne pas devoir être opérée."

Is this the infinitif passé, please?

And if not - what!

Asked 4 years ago