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Patrick K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Elle va au Havre or Elle va a Le Havre?She's going to Le Havre -> Elle va au Havre. I put Elle va a Le Havre.

I was in the town hall in "Le Broc" yesterday, and the sign said "La mairie de Le Broc". Are you sure you've got this rule right? Following this train it would be "Elle va a Le Broc", not "Elle va au Broc". However I did notice that there were somes signs in the town saying e.g. "Carroserie xx du Broc", so it seems like there's some ambiguity here. I would assume the town hall would be correct?

Asked 2 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is "I was immediately fascinated by" translated in the p.c.? To me it is a description of how the person felt, thus I used the plus que parfait.

Asked 7 years ago

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Mary Anne B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Très bien.

Cette histoire est mignonne. Il ne faut pas une réponse.

Asked 6 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Instead of "Bien que nous allions skier tous les ans," can one use "Bien que nous fassions du ski tous les ans?

Asked 7 years ago

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Frances H.C1Kwiziq community member

I lost wi-fi connection and missed 2 answers but was unable to go back. Can you possibly advise on what I do in this situation?

Asked 7 years ago

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Sue H.C1Kwiziq community member

rosé/rosâtre

Could "rosâtre" be used to translate "pinkish" in the phrase "une douce teinte rosée"?

Asked 3 years ago

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Barbara O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

faire vs. être

Hi - I'm wondering why the verb faire is used in the sentence "Mais la nouvelle cuisine fera 12 square meters" and not the verb être for the sentence "But the new kitchen will be 12 square meters". Thanks.

Asked 5 years ago

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