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D. K.A2Kwiziq community member

heartache"ATTENTION: The expression "avoir mal au cœur" does NOT mean you're having a heartache or a heart attack, but that you're feeling sick, like you want to throw up." how do you say "my heart hurts" then?

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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.

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T. E.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Adjectives after c'est are masculineYet the examples state: "C'est une jolie robe," and "C'est une bonne nageuse." Why is the feminine used here?

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de mal en pis vs de pire en pireEst-il une difference entre de mal en pis et de pire en pire?

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Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is it nous not notre, and Vous not vorte?

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les/desIn a B1 question, "They collect antique cars" was translated as "Ils collectionnent les voitures anciennes". Why not "des voitures"?

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L. I.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is this incorrectI put Je suis dix minutes en retard i.e. Être plus en, not Avoir plus de. It was marked wrong. .....?

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Brian H.C1Kwiziq community member

Ne...pas + le présent + depuis longtempsNous ne sommes pas arrivés depuis longtemps. We have not been here for long. My question is, that since the English translation appears to imply that the action continues into the present, why is the above French sentence in le passé composé and not le présent. Like the examples: Je ne vis pas en France depuis longtemps. I have not lived in France for long. Nous n'habitons pas ici depuis très longtemps. We haven't lived here very long. This is my third attempt to get an answer. The previous answers told me to read the lesson. I have read it many times. What am I missing?

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Lynn B.C1Kwiziq community member

Does the phrase "il est mort" mean "he is dead" as well as "he died"?

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Susan C.C1Kwiziq community member

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