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helen d.C1KwizIQ community member

les montagnes russes v grand huit

both google and deep L give the translation for roller coaster as les montagne russes but you didn't give this as an option. Are both used or is grand huit more common?

Asked 6 years ago

Paris K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of word 'pleins'

hi room, experts:

Please explain why sentence, 'And it was with stars in my eyes that I came out of that magical place!' translates as, Et c'est avec des étoiles plein les yeux que je suis sortie de ce lieu magique

My question refers to the usage of the word, 'pleins'. I am wondering if 'pleins' is being used as a preposition here in the same way that 'dans' is, and if so can it be used as an alternative in other case too.

Please clarify, Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

Rene S.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Similar question. Ta télé est bien. télé is a noun, why not say "ta télé est bonne"?

Asked 8 years ago

Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Faire"Je fais un spectale" is "I'm doing a show". So, what's "I'm creating a show" in French?

Asked 10 years ago

Alvin S.B1KwizIQ community member

Suggestion to improve the lessonI assume the reason this topic was recommended is because I chose to use l'imparfait instead of passé composé. This lesson would be better if it provided more information about when to use passé composé over l'imparfait. Although examples are good, I don't think samples are not sufficient to cover usage.

Asked 8 years ago

Jamie J.B2KwizIQ community member

I have just run across this sentence in my reading, and I don't understand how/why the adverbial pronoun is used:

The introductory sentence is part of a conversation:

-Vous ignorez qu'il est le propriétaire des parfums et des produits de beauté Mylène?

This is followed by the following sentence, which is the author's omnipotent observation about how little Maigret knew about perfumes:

Il s'y connaissait si peu en produits de beauté!

I understand what is being communicated, but I don't understand the grammar!

Please explain why the "s'y" construction is in this sentence.

Merci!

Asked 7 years ago

Meghna J.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Imparfait or ´êtait en train dé'Hi, How does one decide whether to use Imparfait or être en train de when expressing a continuing activity in the past?

Asked 9 years ago

ann h.A2KwizIQ community member

Il n'ya plus de billes = There are no more marbles left. correct?

Asked 10 years ago

C. J.A1KwizIQ community member

retrouver vs "se revoir"if retrouver can be used to mean "meet/see again", what's the difference between retrouver and "se revoir"?

Asked 7 years ago

Heyes S.C1KwizIQ community member

How does se passer differ from passer with être?

Asked 8 years ago

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