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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

usage of "pire and pis"Ses relations avec elle vont de mal en pis / Ça va de pire en pire. When to use pire and pis both mean "worse".

Asked 10 years ago

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Anthea P.C1Kwiziq community member

Un peu usageBonjour Aurélie Recently I was told that any adjective that comes after 'un peu' must have a masculine ending regardless of the nous it describes e.g. Ma maison est un peu froid. Is this correct ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Lukas H.C1Kwiziq community member

Cela étant dit = That being said?One of the test questions was to translate "That being said" to French. Is "Cela étant dit" a correct translation? It was not accepted as such, but some web searching shows that at least other people think that one is correct in addition the official answer "cela dit".

Asked 8 years ago

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John E.B1Kwiziq community member

What does je puis mean?

Asked 7 years ago

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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Après avoir / après d'avoirAfter watching the film: Après d'avoir regardé ce film- was marked correct. Why it can't be said as: "Après avoir regardé ce film. Is it because 'watching' is considered a gerund ? Thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

la prochaine foisI have encountered la prochaine fois recently. Why might prochain (e) precede the verb?

Asked 9 years ago

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Eva L.C1Kwiziq community member

Can "quiconque" and "n'importe qui" be used interchangeably.

Asked 8 years ago

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Cameron W.A2Kwiziq community member

écouter à vs. écouter de?

Why is the sentence fragment "J'écoute du Beethoven" and not "J'écoute à Beethoven"? When would someone use 'écouter à' vs 'écouter de'?

Asked 5 years ago

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Aditya K.A1Kwiziq community member

Je viens de l'Inde

Asked 9 years ago

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chiara b.C1Kwiziq community member

Vous êtes entré OR vous êtes entrés?

Shouldn't it be vous êtes entrés?

Asked 9 years ago

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