To translate "Coco Chanel became very popular 'by freeing' women from the corset", they used en libérant while I used par libérer because I thought en libérant would mean "while liberating" vs the "by liberating" they asked for. Am I wrong? Thats what I thought I understood from other examples in the past.

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Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

position of 2 adjectives describing same nounSentence: I have three pretty (noun): Do I write both French adjectives together, before the noun, please? One is a number (trois) and the other is about beauty (jolis/jolies)= BANGS rule, which ordinarily means that each of these adjectives goes before the noun when on their own; but do they still go before the noun when there are two adjectives, please? J'ai trois jolis fleurs: correct? incorrect? Cheryl

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William S.C1Kwiziq community member

Se rappeler avec ou sans “de” ou “des”For a question on the topic of rappeler and souvenir the use of “de” is tested. I gave the response " Vous vous rappelez Îles Cyclades" and did not use rappelez “des” but this was marked incorrect. All discussion communicates that "de" is not needed or is optional after "rappeler" except for stressed pronoun. This is in contrast to requiring “de” after se souvenir. I am trying to understand why "des" is needed in this situation.

Asked 7 years ago

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Igor D.A1Kwiziq community member

Avez-vous ete marie?

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il m'a laissé tomber

The storyteller is a woman. So, why isn't it "Il m'a laissée tomber"? The direct object is a woman (feminine) and it appears before avoir in the passé composé.

Asked 5 years ago

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