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MARTIN B.A1Kwiziq community member
"Pour un lapin votre chat sera vendu" Is this a joke - suggesting the cat will be passed off as rabbit meat?
Asked 2 years ago
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i. l.C1Kwiziq community member
Cécile goes and takes

Sorry to open this one up again !

But why not translate as:

"Cécile va et prend..." ?

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Mohammed R.A1Kwiziq community member
mise en commun

Please help me to understand the meaning with an example. "mise en commun"

MISE EN COMMUN

Asked 3 years ago
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Brian D.C1Kwiziq community member
Translating ''must''Elle est malade. Elle aura oublié de mettre son écharpe.She's ill. She must have forgotten to wear her scarf.
I would have translated this as Elle est malade. Elle aura du oublié de mettre son écharpe.
If both are correct, what is the difference between them?

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Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Pronunciation of "mais il faut qu'on."

I have listened to this portion perhaps ten times and it seems he is saying "il vit faut qu'on".  Is there some emphasis that my ear is not used to?

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
quoi de mieux que de partager leur vie?

why is there a 'de' before 'partager' here? what is this for?

Asked 3 years ago
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Nastia B.A2Kwiziq community member
Partitive Articles

If I am sure about which salad I am eating, I would still say 'Je mange de la salade,' 'Je mange une salade,' or 'Je mange la salade.' What is the difference?

Asked 1 year ago
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Martin B.Kwiziq community member
"en plus du maillot jaune" "on top of the yellow jersey" This translation could be confusing! "in addition to/as well as" might be better.
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123 3.C1Kwiziq community member
Why is "je veux" impolite, but not "voulez-vous"?

Hi, 

I was wondering why "je veux" is considered impolite in most contexts, but "voulez-vous" isn't, as they're both forms of "vouloir". Is it only impolite to use the verb "vouloir" when talking about yourself? So would, for example, "il veut" or "ils veulent" be polite?

Thanks in advance!

Asked 1 year ago
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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Where are the articles?

"... notre équipe allie savoir-faire professionnel et pédagogie bienveillante."  Why no definite articles for savoir-faire and pédagogie ?   Is this simply the result of the informality of an advertisement?  Thanks.

Asked 3 years ago
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