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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

À la fin vs Au fin vs Finalement

What are the differences between translating "the end" by "à la fin" or "au fin" or "finalement"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are "à temps" and "à l'heure" not interchangeable? Bonjour. I used the first one in a quiz to fill in the blank, and it was marked wrong: "Étais-tu ________ (à temps) pour ton rendez-vous? Were you on time for your appointment?" But à temps was used in another quiz: "Il court ________ (pour) arriver au travail à temps. He runs [in order] to get to work on time."

Asked 8 years ago

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Alan M.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of ‘femme’ for both woman and wife

« ma femme préfère… » would ´mon épouse´ ever be used. Femme as both woman and wife sounds a bit old fashioned while a man gets to be ´homme and mari ‘

Asked 2 years ago

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w s.B2Kwiziq community member

why use 5 ans, instead of 5 années?

Asked 9 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Nuit et soirHi, The quiz answer to It was that night that my insomnia started is cette nuit-là, but the example "That night, something extraordinary happened" is translated as ce soir-là. Is there a lesson on when to use nuit and when soir?

Asked 7 years ago

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Lynden D.B2Kwiziq community member

Hi. How can I tell the difference between 'aimer' & 'plaire'?

Asked 8 years ago

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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

des maux de têteMaux is the plural of mal? When do we use maux instead of mal? I thought headache is mal à la tête. How come à/aux is not even in the sentence? Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

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Tom G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

La pile vs la batterie

La pile and la batterie are both translations for a battery. Is the distinction that la batterie can be charged and is built-in to devices like a cell phone, and la pile is the round object that's used, for example, in a flashlight. It can not be charged, and needs to be replaced when it dies.

Asked 4 years ago

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