French language Q&A Forum

I think that "Your flat pleases us greatly" is just as good as "We like your flat a lot."  It's probably a little better translation because it tracks almost literally word for word with the French.  (Just as in "Su apartamento nos gusta mucho" could and would be acceptably rendered in either English translation, with no disagreement of substance.)

Can you simply move an adjective before a noun and then use 'de'? Or does using 'de' before the adjective only occur when using an adjective that actually goes before the noun?

i.e. Can we say "the white houses" either way? des maisons blanches or de blanches maisons

Why was autour de used rather than environ?

Hi, in the line

“Second, express your deepest feelings.”

for which the answer is

“Deuxièmement, exprimez vos plus profonds sentiments.”

Should this be “Deuxième”. Same point for Troisièmement & Quatrièmement. 

It is worth noting that the verb "voir" and verbs ending in -cevoir do not follow the same irregular pattern.