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Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

je te l'avais dit

I don't see why this is plus que parfait. This refers to an action completed in the past. Seems to me "je te l'ai dit" would serve just as well or better.

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Elijah N.C1Kwiziq community member

"De" article only in "nombreux"?

So I got a little confused: Why is there no "de" before "quelques", "plusieurs" etc? Why doesn't the rule of "de" before adjectives that precede nouns apply here?

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Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

To pitch a tent

Is the expression “planter une tente” out of date or is the concept slightly different ? I checked in the Oxford Dictionary for “to pitch a tent” and that’s what it came up with. In a way “monter une tente” makes perfect sense so i’m curious about “planter”

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Longtemps in the last line is not at all clear.

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Carlos B.A0Kwiziq community member

deuxième (2e), troisième (3e) are widely used by most people in France. May not be the purest of French but people out there use ituse it

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

A beautiful pull

Doing some revision and this lesson has had me in knots.

Can somebody confirm or correct me please

Tu aimes mon pull ? -Oui, il est très beau

Does this get to the point?

Tu aimes mon pull ? -Oui, c'est un très beau pull...?

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Lamach H.A1Kwiziq community member

Of him/of her..

I tried to translate 'It's not very nice of her', but I got the same response for 'It's not very nice of him' ( Ce ne pas tres gentil de sa part). Is this a generic response regardless of gender?

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

les grandes villes comme Strasbourg offrent même (un pass)

Suggest the translation of 'offrent' in this sentence should be 'offer' - 'Big cities even offer (a pass) . . .' as 'propose (a pass) . . .' doesn't quite fit.

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Just a little moanLes enfants s'habillent dans leur chambre. - Write "The children aren't getting dressed in their room.": ________.

I am working on an iPad.. that is a horrible phrase to type and 75% of it unnecessary!

Does anyone agree?

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K. M.C1Kwiziq community member

La voix passive

Good morning,

Could someone please clarify for me in the following sentences if they are in the active or passive, voice, please, and if so, why? Thank you.