Hello! I was always taught that adjectives related to beauty, age, goodness and size went before the noun. I was wondering why the translation is “une toile monumentale” rather than une monumentale toile. Thank you!

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Position of adjectives In the sentence, "Beaucoup de gens disent que l'œuvre de Géricault est plus qu'une simple peinture" is the adjective simple placed in front of the noun for emphasis? Same question regarding vrai frégate.

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A minor problem with the English grammar

The sentence to which I refer is, Géricault's masterpiece was directly inspired by the tragic shipwreck of the real frigate "The Medusa" in 1816, which fifteen people survived to in atrocious conditions: hunger, thirst and, worst of all, cannibalism. I believe the correct grammar would be "... in which fifteen people survivied in ( or under) atrocious conditions...". The translation to 'auquel' becomes more evident.

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Blaise P.C1Kwiziq community member

No matter when/what/how/who

What's the difference between:

n'importe qui/quand/quoi/ou/comment

and

peu importe qui/quand/quoi/ou/comment

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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Je l'aime bien qu'il soit un peu paresseux."

The correct answer is 'I love him although he is a bit lazy', and not 'I like the fact that he is a bit lazy' but how would the latter answer differ from the example in French?

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