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Tom A.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

"les maigres économies qui lui restai[en]t"

If you translate 'the few savings she had left' as 'les maigres économies qui lui restaient' it is corrected to 'les maigres économies qui lui restait'. Is this a mistake?

Asked 2 years ago

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Sherry P.A1KwizIQ community member

Marva is asking how to choose which to use. Are the future proche and aller interchangeable?

I am going to go and I will go seem the same in English. Can they be used this way in French? Is it a matter of preference?

Asked 4 years ago

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Sabrina P.A2KwizIQ community member

Entretien avec un vampire...

Est-ce qu'il y a une différence entre les mots "entretien" et "entrevue" ? Merci.

Asked 3 years ago

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Natasha R.B2KwizIQ community member

Why is retourner not accepted?In "Si je pouvais remonter le temps", wouldn't "Si je pouvais retourner dans le temps" also be OK?

Asked 2 years ago

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adrienne h.C1KwizIQ community member

revolution not rotation:)

I am not an astronomer but I believe the correct term for describing earth's movement around the sun is not "rotation" but "revolution." I think it would be correct to say,

"...en fait, la révolution de la Terre autour du Soleil dure quelques heures de plus chaque année."

Asked 2 years ago

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Pamela L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

After Charles VIII himself made her his wife

Is it possible to translate this as:

Après que CharlesVIII lui-même lui en fit son épouse.

As the sentence was that he made her his wife ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Pamela L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Dont il était tombé éperdument amoureux