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Danielle A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Je devais vs j'ai dûI though devoir in imparfait meant "was supposed to" and in passé composé meant "had to" so shouldn't it be "j'ai dû me lever plus tôt"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Dzoan L.B1KwizIQ community member

The opposite of arrière?So if devant is the opposite of derrière, what is the opposite of arrière?

Asked 9 years ago

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E B.B1KwizIQ community member

Translation for ice cream

The Quebecois term "la crème glacée" was rejected as a translation for "ice cream," which seems unfair. It should at least be allowed as one of the alternate suggestions.

Asked 3 years ago

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Clif S.B1KwizIQ community member

'Ils ont été' In the example above this example seems a little misleading. Stated by itself, it seems as though it would be imparfait because it sounds to me that it could be describing a state of being in the past. Correct? In order to be passé composé wouldn't it have to describe an action with a clear ending? (after he canceled on them they were disappointed) ?

Asked 10 years ago

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Catherine D.A1KwizIQ community member

If I wanted to say "I don't need" would I say je n'ai pas besoin or je n'ai besoin pas? I'm not sure I'm finding this phrase difficult!

Asked 8 years ago

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Stewart H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Pourrais-je avoir un peu de lait? Why is it not 'du lait' as in "pourrais-je avoir du lait?"

Asked 8 years ago

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Melody S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

une douzaine = ?I looked this up in Larousse online, and Collins Fr/En dictionary online. I was trying to figure out how to say "I want a dozen eggs" instead of "I want about a dozen eggs". --- http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/douzaine/26535 douzaine [duzεn] nom féminin 1. [douze] dozen 2. [environ douze] une douzaine de a dozen, around twelve une douzaine d'escargots a dozen snails une douzaine de pages about ou roughly twelve pages ---------------------------- http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/dizaine English translation of douzaine douzaine (duzɛn ) Translations feminine noun (= 12) "dozen" " ⇒ une douzaine d'œufs" "a dozen eggs" (= environ 12) une douzaine "a dozen or so" une douzaine de "about twelve", "a dozen or so" une douzaine de personnes "about twelve people" --------------------------------------------------------------- From above: une douzaine d'escargots a dozen snails (Larousse) une douzaine d'œufs a dozen eggs (Collins) (Unfortunate that both items start with vowels, thus d' instead of de. I doubt that makes a difference between "about a dozen" and "a dozen.) -------------------------------------------------------------- Help appreciated her. Thanks.

Asked 10 years ago

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Steve T.A2KwizIQ community member

I don't see "Ou vas tu?". Is that considered very informal or wrong?

Asked 9 years ago

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Helena F.B2KwizIQ community member

approcher de vs. s'approcher de

When do you use "approcher de" as opposed to "s'approcher de"? Would "s'approcher de" have been incorrect in the context of this writing exercise?

Asked 5 years ago

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Stacey H.KwizIQ community member

How to say five thirty in French

How to say 5:30 in french

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