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Adelaida L.C1KwizIQ community member

Par- dessus versus Au dessus

Does par-dessus imply movement over, or could au-dessus be used as well? C'est-à dire, est-ce qu'on pourrait dire "Le ballon a volé au dessus de la barrière"?

J'aime beaucoup les discussions ici, merci.

Asked 4 years ago

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Eugene E.C1KwizIQ community member

On est passé(s)

In the question "On ________ passé par là?", should there not be an 's', in this particular case, at the end of passé?

Asked 5 years ago

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D. K.A2KwizIQ community member

If most of those exceptions are some kind od parties or similar events......then we could call them "party breakers" :p

Asked 9 years ago

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Elaine R.A2KwizIQ community member

Pour + infin + pp only is in past tense??From reading the explanation above it explains that you can only use pour + infinitive and pp when the action is in the past or have I misunderstood? In the example given it says : Tu auras une médaille pour avoir sauvé ce pauvre chat. You'll get a medal for saving that poor cat. Would it not be for having saved that poor cat?? Thanks in advance!

Asked 8 years ago

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William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Definite Article or Possessive Pronoun not Required here?Translate That day, you kept uour word, Fill in the blnk. Cette jour-là, tu ............... parole. Conversational pat for verb tenir. Should answer not be Cette jour-là, tu AS TENU LA (TA) parole.

Asked 9 years ago

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S. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Avoir l'air mal

Can you give me some guidance on when to use mal as an adjective. I wrote "le reste du casting n'avait pas l'air mauvais".

I believe it is similar to bon v. bien as an adjective. I read somewhere that bon is used to describe taste, smell, physical sensation or a person's level or quality Otherwise, use bien as the adjective. Is this correct and does it apply to mauvais v. mal? Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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melanie k.A0KwizIQ community member

Can someone please explain why the etre is used in the following question instead of Avoir. I'm a bit confused by this because most of the other sentences do not use je suis. Thanks Je suis avec ma copine depuis 2005. I have been with my girlfriend since 2005.

Asked 8 years ago

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Jack G.C1KwizIQ community member

sûre? Êtes-vous sûr ?

I can find no reference with a definition for 'sûre' ?! Is this a colloquialism?

Asked 4 years ago

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