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Johnny L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

We expect everything from him?I think this lesson needs to be broken up into 2-3 smaller lessons. Since "On s'attend à tout de sa part" means "We expect anything from him." To say we expect EVERYTHING from him, do we just remove "à"? Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

Catherine C.B1KwizIQ community member

une carte étudiant or une carte étudiante

Carte is feminine, so why the adjective is not étudiante?

Asked 6 years ago

steven l.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

A bit off topic, but...In the third example, "Il est important qu'il apprenne ses lecons", how come it's not "c'est important"?

Asked 9 years ago

Ron T.C1KwizIQ 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.

Asked 8 years ago

Jan W.C1KwizIQ community member

The phrase "Anthony is bringing his sunglasses in case it's sunny" can be translated The phrase "Anthony is bringing his sunglasses in case it's sunny" can be translated "Anthony apporte ses lunettes de soleil au cas où il ferait beau" but is there a way of using il y a du soleil instead or is it impossible because of the au cas où + le conditionnel-rule?

Asked 9 years ago

John M.C1KwizIQ community member

why not accept "cela ne fait rien"

Asked 8 years ago

Andy N.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Futur antérieurOut of interest is pour still correct usage with the futur antérieur, or may only pendant be used? D’ici là j’aurai parlé pour 45 minutes. (???) By then I will have spoken for 45 minutes. D’ici là j’aurai parlé pendant 45 minutes. By then I will have spoken for 45 minutes.

Asked 9 years ago

Lianda L.A0KwizIQ community member

How do I say I live in the western cape of South Africa?

Asked 7 years ago

Gabhan B.C1KwizIQ community member

Micro Quizzes Removed?None of my lessons have micro quizzes anymore. Have they been removed or is this a bug?

Asked 8 years ago

L. I.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Hello Aurélie,

Asked 9 years ago

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