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This type of exercise is my favorite, where there is an almost one-to-one equivalence between the English and French words and groups of words for translation. I have two small questions.
1. To denote nutritious, can we say: nutritif or nutritive?
2. To denote recover, can we say: se rétablir ainsi que récupérer?
Thanks!
Why is it vous êtes entré (dans la salle de bain) without an s on 'entré'?
I've been reading through the lesson and discussion comments to try to understand some of the subtle differences.
In English, if I go to a bakery and ask for "half a baguette", I'm asking them to take a full-size baguette and cut it in half. If I want a small but uncut baguette, I'd have to ask for "a half-size baguette" or a "mini-baguette".
I think the comments are saying that in French, "une demi-baguette" can mean either an uncut half-size baguette or half of a full-size baguette. Is that correct?
Thanks!
I saw this translation in one of my exercises
Je tiens à ces boucles d'oreille comme à la prunelle de mes yeux.I love these earrings dearly.
Why wouldn't it be someting like "J'adore tellement ces boucles d'oreille?"
I don't understand the verb tenir in this context
Can someone please explain to me why passé composé has been used here? We are talking about past habits here.
It would be far more helpful if the help section here expanded on all options that they put into the multiple choice answers.
I get that with a precise number, it should be "personnes", e.g. "cent / milles personnes" . However, what if I use "centaine" or "millier"? Can I say, "une centaine / un millier de gens", or does it still have to be "personnes" ?
Merci
After a listening or writing practice, I check the Q&A. Sometimes there is a discussion that I find I want to revisit later. How can I get to the Q&A for a lesson without re-doing the lesson? Also, how can I find questions I have previously posted?
My two brothers are good at languages, but neither is good at maths
Should this be "ni l'un ni l'autre n'est bon"? According to a french speaking friend (and Gemini) l'un and l'autre refer to each brother individually, so it should be singular.
Thanks
Bonjour, Ma saison préférée est l'hiver. Je viens d'Inde où il fait toujours chaud. L'hiver canadien est très beau avec son fond blanc. Je ne dérange pas le froid et je l'appricie même. Et la neige , c'est le meilleur moment. Je viens d'apprendre à patiner et j'ai passé mon hiver dernier dans la patinoire.
Merci beaucoup pour cet exercise. Bonne journée et bonne soirée ( où que vous soyez!).
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