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Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

More specific description pleaseêtre + descendu [de, sur, etc] = to get off [something] = to get out of [something/somewhere] = to go/come down from/to/into [something/somewhere] avoir + descendu [quelque chose] ou [quelqu'un] = to go/come/climb down [something] = to take [something] down -> physically moving [something] to a lower position = to take [someone / animated being] down -> to shoot them down, to kill them There seems to be a lot of ambiguity between the English example meanings between être and avoir usage: to get off [something] = to go/come down from/to/into [something/somewhere] and: = to go/come/climb down [something]. Because in English these translations can have very similar meanings, it is unclear to me, hence the ambiguity, a method to differentiate these two. Could you please elaborate more with a bit more preciseness? Merci en avance.

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ca l.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je l'appelle.Hi, how do we usually know what is the L' referring here normally?

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helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Another way to say - You need to have had your shower before noon."Il faut que tu aies pris ta douche avant midi." (You have to have had your shower before noon.You need to have had your shower before noon.) Would it also be correct to say the following: "Il faut que tu aies eu ta douche avant midi"?

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Asmita R.A1Kwiziq community member

Mona Lisa to Jaconde

Why is Mona Lisa changed to Jaconde ? And why is bateau mouche and not fluvial?

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is Je suis nom at least a colloquial thing that's correct?I watched Despicable Me 2 in French a while ago and I heard " Je suis (nom) " from two characters, Margo and the main villain. Is that sometimes correct?

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Tony H.B2Kwiziq community member

HelloHello, In the lesson, it says that with vivre ot être we are to use dans or nothing. Does that mean we cannot use en. I am confused because there is an example that says "Je suis en class."

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Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En Idaho ou dans l'Idaho?

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

If you don't use the, "ne," with "avant que," do you stilluse the subjunctive or the indicative?

Asked 8 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Lesley asked: "What's the nuance of the expression "monter en ..." ?

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Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

Longer ways of saying things are less formalThan shorter ways of saying things? Is that right? Qu’est ce que is more formal than qu’est-ce que c’est que?

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