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White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

face à versus en face de -- Quelle est la difference?

My french teacher only speaks in French. She was trying to explain the difference between "face à" and "en face de" but the nuance was lost on me. Can someone explain in English? Merci!

Asked 7 years ago

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tenir à ce que

I haven't come across this before. Could someone explain it's meaning?

Asked 5 years ago

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T. T.C1Kwiziq community member

Il est sept heures et demie du soir

Bonjour,

Why "Il est sept heures et demie du soir." is right (in the test)?

Like Debra said below: When using the 24-hour clock (13h, 14h, ...), you don't use et quart, et demie, moins le quart.

But it is 7:30 pm... and it uses with et demie... Why?

Merci beaucoup!

Asked 5 years ago

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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"They're expecting him to arrive at any minute now" Perhaps a third way to say this is to use the longer form with the subjunctive : "Ils s'attendent à ce qu'il arrive d'une minute à l'autre." Is this ok? Does it convey more or less of the anxiety conveyed by the example using "Ils s'attendent à son arrivé...?" Thanks.

Asked 10 years ago

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Jules W.A2Kwiziq community member

I am confused about when to use corbeille and when to use panier

Asked 8 years ago

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adrienne h.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is it "on est bientôt arrivés" instead of " on y arrivera bientôt" ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Theodore E.C1Kwiziq community member

Salut tout le monde! Quelle est la difference entre "le mercredi passé" et "le mercredi precédent"? Sont-ils la même chose?

Asked 7 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je ne sens plus mes jambesHello, in the writing test for A2 Week 35 'Je ne sens plus mes jambes' is given as the answer for a translation of 'I can't feel my legs anymore.' Since in this sentence 'jambes' are the object, this left me a bit confused. ~Could you help please?

Asked 9 years ago

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Leah V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prends ça - shouldn't it be Prend ça?Found this info on a french grammar website :

For the french imperative he conjugation is same as the present tense except that for -er verbs, the last -s is dropped in the tu form. ...

Asked 6 years ago

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Jason K.C1Kwiziq community member

Clarifying using depuis in the negativeDoes 'nous ne sommes pas là depuis longtemps' mean 'we have been here, but not for long', or 'we have been absent for a long time'?

Asked 9 years ago

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