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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?

Asked 8 years ago

M. K.C1KwizIQ community member

Passé antérieur and participleI'm having no luck translating the form, 'il eut heu'. I've run across it (or variations) three times now. It looks like a verb in the passé antérieur but none of the language reference tools I've checked recognise the participle 'heu'. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Asked 9 years ago

Hillary H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

comme au long des golfes clairs, ...

The translation says "like alongside clear springs."

Does the word "golfes" mean "springs"?

Asked 5 years ago

J. S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

«Magret» is not "duck breast"

For "breast" in breast of duck, the exercise uses "magret". Can you explain why? LaRousse defines "magret" as "Fillet of duck fattened for the production of foie gras.", which does not seem to be the same thing, as clearly not all ducks are forced fed to make foie gras; and clearly it would be redundant to say «de canard»

I used blanc, which seems a lot closer: «Partie charnue d'une volaille qui tient à la carcasse.» but is not accepted.

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/magret/48627

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/blanc/9729

Asked 3 years ago

Christian W.B1KwizIQ community member

Asked 9 years ago

Jose R.C1KwizIQ community member

Why is "soit des vacances soit du travail" wrong as a translation of "either holiday or work"?

Asked 8 years ago

Amanda O.B1KwizIQ community member

Confusion about using en to replace people

The lesson says you can't use the pronoun "en" to replace people. But then the first video gives multiple examples of doing just that. For example:

Vous connaissez des francais? Oui, nous en connaissons.

Cette homme aime une actrice? Oui, il en aime une.

Are these examples not correct? Or are they okay because it's not "de" + person? In that case, can you use "en" to replace people as long as "de" doesn't come before the people?

Asked 6 years ago

CrystalMaiden 7.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I'm marked diamond even though I still can't wrap my head around the word order reversion of " Il rappelle son ex à Maria, elle rappelle sa soeur à AlI'm marked diamond even though I still can't wrap my head around the word order reversion of " Il rappelle son ex à Maria, elle rappelle sa soeur à Alain... "

Asked 8 years ago

Jean W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

une tarte aux pommes, la confiture de fraisesWhen does one use à la/ au/ aux versus de for composite foods?

Asked 8 years ago

Charmond S.C1KwizIQ community member

valoir vs couter

Hello,

Just to confirm, worth here cannot mean the price of an object?

Asked 6 years ago

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