French language Q&A Forum

Bonjour tout le monde, could you please recommend some beginner friendly books and TV shows?

Sorry, if my questions may sound dumb but i am a curious person. Not satisfying my curiosity can keep me in a blank world of confusion.

In a quiz I just took, 'brilliant ' becomes 'brillamment'. Is this an irregular adverb? I note that 'patient' becomes "patiemment". I would appreciate your insight. 

The last sentence again: and by midday, we were able to go outside......

was translated as: et avant midi, nous avons pu sortir......

Doesn't 'avant midi' mean before noon? I put d'ici midi and was marked incorrect.

Fidèle is an adjective that precedes nouns? 

Bonjour …. Pls explain when to use échapper and when to use s’échapper ?

For the question: 'How could you say "Gregory is going away for the holidays.",' 3 answers are correct:

Gregory part durant les vacances. 

Gregory part pendant les vacances. 

Gregory part pour les vacances.

In the lesson it is explained that durant/pendant is only used "to express a duration with a clear beginning and end." Holiday doesn't have it, so shouldn't be 'pour' the only valid option?