French for "rifle" is "fusil", while "shotgun" is "fusil de chasse". This suggests the core French word "fusil" means something less specific than "rifle", which in English refers to the spiraled "rifling" along the inside of the barrel, which a shotgun lacks.

However, the Italian word "fusile" can mean either "rifle" or "shotgun", yet also spiral-shaped pasta, despite a shotgun lacking this.

Can anyone explain, s'il vous plait ?

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Ted M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C’est ou Il est ?

How do I know which to use? C’est or Il est ?

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Helen C.B2Kwiziq community member

Why do I need to rate myself all the time?

I don't think its necessary to keep rating myself , tbh I could give myself a smiley face but it makes no difference to learning french !

Asked 1 year ago

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Gene Z.A2Kwiziq community member

Je suis à la maison de Lucie

Bonjour

Je suis à la maison de Lucie*

I wonder what is the reason on its incorrect.

Is it because that it's too formal?

Merci~

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paul b.B2Kwiziq community member

The usage of "Rappeler à"

I like to have models to follow, and your lesson gives the following model: Rappeler + à + person being reminded + [infinitive]

Yet your quiz question "She reminds us to take our jackets"

is given the correct answer "Elle nous rappele de prendre nos vestes"

The model suggests that 'à' is a necessary part of the correct grammer but here it would be marked as wrong. I am disappointed and confused by the lesson that offers a clear model that is not correct.

Asked 1 year ago

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Il gèlera sûrement demain soir.The above sentence in one of the tests is translated as : It will probably freeze tomorrow night. In English, probably implies less certainty than surely - is that not the same in French?
(Apologies if this is beside the point of the lesson!)

Asked 1 year ago

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"Les vaches, dont les fermiers nourrissent les bébés, se reposent dans le pré."

Sorry, it’s late and I’m trying to get my head around the sentence structure: does it mean - "The cows, whose babies the farmers feed, rest etc?"

Is it unusual for "dont" to refer to the distant object of the subordinate clause like this? (Apologies if this is a spoiler for the micro kwiz just above!)

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