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John B.C1Kwiziq community member

Test scoresI've been trying to reach a "confidence" level of 90% at C1 level. I got to 89.9%, took 2 further C1 tests and got 100% on each, but my level slipped back to 89.6%. How's that?

Asked 9 years ago

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H. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of "avoir à" meaning "have to"

The translation of "In case you've never had to..." in the exercise is "Juste au cas où vous n'auriez jamais eu..." But surely "have had to" in this context is the future perfect of "must", and should be translated in French using the verb "devoir": "Juste au cas où vous n'auriez jamais dû..."?

Asked 4 years ago

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Rebecca W.B2Kwiziq community member

Use of 's'intéresser à'

Hi,

Could someone please help me to understand which is the appropriate way to use the verb 's'intéresser à' in the sentence 'The subject I am interested in is French'.

I have seen it used in two ways and am wondering which is correct or the most common.

1. La matière à laquelle je m'intéresse est le français.

2. La matière qui m'intéresse est le français.

Thank you :)

Asked 6 years ago

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Diane L.A1Kwiziq community member

My question is about the English translation of 'gras' and 'grass.'In the question above, "Le bacon est gras mais la salade n'est pas grasse." is translated to: "Bacon is fat but salad is not fat." Wouldn't: "Bacon is fatty but salad is not fatty." be a more accurate translation? "Fat" is a noun or adjective describing size, whereas "fatty" describes something that is more caloric. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Asked 8 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The meaning of "Filou"

Merci pour cette histoire ! je l'adore. I enjoyed getting to know your cats, Jasper and Filou. As far as I am concerned, a house is not a home without at least one cat. (Our kitty is named "Louis" and we use the French pronunciation, "Louie".)

I really love the name, "Filou" and am just curious as to the meaning.

Merci beacoup !

Asked 2 years ago

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Kent M.A2Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Melbourne

Asked 9 years ago

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Susan J.A1Kwiziq community member

so basically anything ending with "enir" is conjugated like venir ?

Asked 8 years ago

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