La pile and la batterie are both translations for a battery. Is the distinction that la batterie can be charged and is built-in to devices like a cell phone, and la pile is the round object that's used, for example, in a flashlight. It can not be charged, and needs to be replaced when it dies.

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Alan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

No-one would use " They had had to retake the exam," in written or spoken English. One would possibly say "They'd had to retake the exam", but the simplest form "They had to retake the exam", is the commonest usage.

Asked 7 years ago

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Graham T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the phrase "J'en viens ..." what is the en referring to? It seems superfluous.

Asked 6 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il faut faire son litWhy is it not il faut faire ton or votre lit, rather than son

Asked 7 years ago

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helen d.C1Kwiziq community member

se retrouver v rencontrer

Is there any difference between the two ? or is se retrouver to meet someone which is prearranged and rencontrer more random? I've noticed that kwizik seems to favour se retrouver as the best answer

thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé simple:Yes I agree that it does avoid the passé composé rules but....if it is only used as a written tool, why are there so any questions using it? While there may be a lot of the 77,000+ people using this site to learn French, I would bet a lot of money that most of us are learning to be able to speak it properly. Just my frustration. I would prefer more attention be given to idioms such as the ones in the weekend challenge.

Asked 7 years ago

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