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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

réussi à vs réussi de?

I thought to "manage to" or "be able to" was "arriver à," "parvenir à" or "réussir à."

Nevertheless, we've this sentence "Mais j'ai réussi du premier coup," featuring "réussir de" + le coup. Is that correct?

Asked 6 years ago

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Lea L.B1Kwiziq community member

how can i learn that lunettes is plural? is there a singular word for lunettes?

Asked 10 years ago

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Bozena I.A2Kwiziq community member

Je suis en classe / Je suis dans la classe

Je suis en classe - I'm in class

Je suis dans la classe - I'm in the classroom

... I actually don't see the difference between 'classe' in both sentences
in my understanding both sentences could mean I'm in class or I'm in the classroom

Asked 4 years ago

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Alison R.A1Kwiziq community member

"long/longue" coming before nouns -- This is tough to remember as an English speaker, since I am so familiar with a "chaise longue" -- is this the major exception to the rule that "long" generally comes before a noun? I see Aurelie's distinction that adjectives before nouns can be figurative and those after descriptive... but calling a chair "long" doesn't seem any more descriptive than calling a path "long," and yet from the lesson the long path is "le long chemin."

Asked 8 years ago

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Louise U.A1Kwiziq community member

Où habitez-vous?

Asked 8 years ago

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Rux S.C1Kwiziq community member

Personne vs. Aucun(e) - please explainWhat is the difference between Aucun(e) and Personne. For example, in the test, why do you translate "Nobody spoke" with "Personne n'a parle" but consider incorrect "Aucun n'a parle"?

Asked 10 years ago

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Richard R.C1Kwiziq community member

when and how do you use: depuis quand ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Chev O.C1Kwiziq community member

Durant vs. Pendant?

I don't understand what the difference between durant and pendant are. The lesson puts them together and doesn't say if there is a difference.

Asked 5 years ago

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Jinju K.A1Kwiziq community member

In English, we say, “l feel hot, not I’m hot”. When we say, I’m hot, it means I’m sexy. Right?

Asked 7 years ago

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Ainsworth B.Kwiziq community member

"Retrouver" y "rencontrer"

J'ai utilisé le verbe "rencontrer" au lieu de "retrouver" pour "to meet." Quelle est la différence entre les deux verbes?

Asked 5 years ago

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