The given translation of « Mes sœurs ne font guère les magasins » is "My sisters hardly go shopping". This is not idiomatic in English; you would say "My sisters hardly ever go shopping". In English, we would use "hardly" on its own to imply some limitation in the action; for example, "He can hardly write (because he is only 4 years old)". But if the limitation is to do with time, then the correct expression is "hardly ever"; for example, "He hardly ever writes (because he's busy doing other things)".

I think in the article on ne ... guère, this distinction should be made. As it stands, "hardly ever" isn't mentioned at all.

How would this distinction be made in French?

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Rhea S.B2KwizIQ community member

Passé composé vs imparfait

Salut! Why is it not “je jouais avec Elsa pendant quelques heures..” as it is happening continuously over a period of time? Why is it passé composé in this context?

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Capricia B.A0KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Casse-NoisetteQue diriez-vous casse-noisette et le roi des souris pour un/une récit comme un conte de Noël pour A1? Ou non?

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Claudia A.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

L' plus vowel

I would like to know if l' + vowel is for only feminine nouns or applies to both feminine and masculine.

Merci

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Vijay K.A1KwizIQ community member

pronominal verb

Are there any fixed verbs for pronominal, or any verb can be a pronominal verb ? Somebody, reply please.

Merci en avance !

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chris w.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

How would you say "the more chocolate you eat, the happier you are"?

The answer transalted to English is actually ' the more you eat chocolate the happier you are'. I would argue that the more chocolate you eat and the more you eat chocolate are not the same thing.

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ismail d.A1KwizIQ community member

Stress pronouns with à

Why is "He's thinking of her" - Il pense à elle instead of Il lui pense?

If someone were to ask the question "Pense-il a Marie?" Would the answer be "Oui, il lui pense."

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