French language Q&A Forum

Fourth line - 'and'  instead of 'et'

......pendant lequel nous riions AND discutions tous dans un joyeux chaos.

Please help me with the answers and appropriate reasons

Thanks

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Is récupérer interchangeable with acheter? Can I use récupérer for clothes shopping? 

e.g. Je vais récupérer une robe

Je suis desolee. Les vaches ont une vie terrible.

Is there a rule as to whether à or de follows a verb?

I wrote des vacances and du travail which was wrong, but I don’t know why. Can you explain since this error isn’t covered in this lesson explanation. I still have trouble with these articles. Thanks so much. 

if show me your hands is tes , why isn't it ta main for raise your hand/

hi room and experts

Please explain translation - 'ce qui donnait à ses joues une douce teinte rosée, .'

I am confused because I thought we needed  to use the reflexive when discussing body parts in French:

For example, should it not rather be 'ce qui lui donnait les joues une douce teinte rosée'?