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The question was “This is a number written in French: 78,005. How would it be expressed in English? The reply was: 78.005. Am I gapping or was the question supposed to be “ This is a number written in English: 78,005. How would it be expressed in French?
The clue on the 2nd last screen is ' it = general statement ' but there is no 'it' in the sentence being translated, just 'I find that topic really interesting.'
The clue is misleading given the answers suggested, not unexpectedly, use ' ce sujet ' or ' ce thème ' .
On the following screen "I am going to buy it straight away. " In this case 'it' refers to a specific novel, so 'general statement' is not correct either.
I don't think the clue is helpful or necessary on either screen.
Comment traduirait-on " j'ai pris du retard"?
I just did a quiz and got an answer wrong. I answered d' in front of eau but the correct answer was de l'.
If that is the case, why do the French say carafe d'eau and not carafe de l'eau?
Seems like we're putting the verb before the subject. Why not "les panneaux produiraient"?
Usage of à vs de.
The lecture above says this:
Note that you use à when describing going to or being in a city.And you use de to indicate being, coming or returning from a city.
I'm confused. I thought we use à to say we are in a city. Why is it also used in "de"?
At the lawlessfrench.com website, the webpage "Petit Synonyms" lists many intriguing alternatives to the term "petit". One two-word synonym I ran across & made note of when I saw it at one of the Writing Exercises at Progress with Lawless French, is 'tout petit' for petit.
The English states "... neither head nor tail". If one translates this to "...ni tête ni queue", it is not accepted. Instead "ni queue ni tête" is the only accepted translation, which seems to be an error. Do you agree?
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