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Eileen B.A2Kwiziq community member

'Let's finish'/'Finish!'So if 'let's finish our homework' is 'finissons nos devoirs', what would 'finish our homework!' be? (As in you're telling else to do it) Merci!

Asked 8 years ago

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Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why peut-etre que?I am doing an exercise called "My post-university plans." I am asked to translate from English to French "Maybe I'll be able to spend some time ...." I wrote "Peut-etre je pourrai passer les temps..." The answer was "Peut-etre que je pourrai..." My question is why the "que" after peut-etre? Thank you.

Asked 7 years ago

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Derek B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is feus not a correct mpl. inflection for feu?

WordReference supports feus as correct and feux as an synonym/substitute for feu, so I'm a bit confused. Your expertise would be much appreciated here. Merci d'avance pour l'aide !

Asked 6 years ago

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Graham D.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi. If I was describing the day or night, how would you say, "It is a cold foggy night"?

Asked 8 years ago

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Judy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"C'était la dernière fois que je venais te vois." Why does "que je venais" translate to "that I was coming" and not "that I came"?

Asked 10 years ago

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T. E.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Des yeux noisette--CorrectI thought I was following the rule: this phrase is not a compound adjective, nor does the color derive from a real thing.

Asked 8 years ago

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Shubham M.B2Kwiziq community member

I would like to know if it is correct...I wrote a quotation in English and now I translated it in French. It's something like that: ( Dans le grand schéma de l'univers, ni vous ni un millier d'autres gens n'aurez un jour de l'importance. Nous ne sommes qu'un infime grain de sable dans une immensité que l'on ne peut même pas imaginer. En acceptant cela, le seul sens que votre vie, ou n'importe quelle autre vie, peut avoir dans une telle immensité est le sens que vous la donnez. Rêvez en grand, amusez-vous, et surtout soyez honnête et soyez heureux. ) In English: ( In the grand scheme of the universe, nothing you or one thousand other people do will ever begin to remotely matter. We are nothing but an infinitesimal speck on a scale we cannot even begin to fathom. Accepting that, the only meaning that your life, or any life, can have on such a scale is the meaning for which you give it. Dream big, live fun, and most importantly be honest and be happy. ) I would like to know if I have translated my quotation correctly in French. Thank you in advance! Note: All my writing pieces are solely my literary work and authorized.

Asked 8 years ago

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Tima A.A2Kwiziq community member

Leur vs les

If I have "Je parle aux enfants" will it be

"Je leur parle" or "Je les parle" ?

When to use which?

Asked 4 years ago

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Thekla K.A1Kwiziq community member

We can say " un verre à eau " when we want a glass *for* water not *of* water?

Asked 8 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Toucher

Why is "and the accordion used to touch her chin" translated as "et l'accordéon lui touchait le menton" and not as "et l'accordéon la touchait le menton"?

When toucher is used with a noun as an object the pronoun is "la", e.g. "it touches Marie" is "ça touche Marie" and "it touches her" is "ça la touche" so why is "lui" correct in the case above? It seems to imply that the verb was "toucher à".

Asked 7 years ago

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