French language Q&A Forum

Why has the Passé Composé been used to translate "Sébastien and I have always loved sailing" and "I have always been fascinated by..." ? There is nothing to suggest these actions/emotions have finished, and in fact they are apparently ongoing due to the word "always", but the imperfect is not given as the translation. Thank you.

Like everyone else, I find this lesson very confusing, and I think it is because it's using a very poor example of when to use articles. I believe the translation is incorrect. 

Je n'aime ni le fromage ni le lait.
I like neither cheese nor milk.

If this example is talking about specific cheese and specific milk, then the English translation should be, "I like neither the cheese nor the milk." But that is not what you have here. The translation you give is general, not specific. It really makes the whole lesson contradictory and confusing.

Does "Merci de bien vouloir attacher vos ceintures" have the same formal register as "Veuillez attacher vos ceintures"?  Are they both polite and formal ways of making a request?

Is “courir dans les escaliers “ the expression for to run up the stairs?  If so, how do you say to run down the stairs.

Why is there a need to add "je suis" to "d'accord?"  There are only 2 people in this conversation, so it would seem obvious that the one is agreeing with the other without identifying himself.  It's a bit cumbersome and wordy, esp in spoken interaction.  Do  people actually talk like that in real life???