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how can get my translation right?
Imagine i got 4 out 80 available scores in this section ................
In example question 1 of this lesson, you say: "Croyez-vous qu’il arrive bientôt ? Oui, ... crois." (Do you believe he'll get there soon? Yes, I believe so.)
Doesn't "Croyez-vous qu’il arrive bientôt?" mean "Do you think it's coming soon?".
Shouldn't it be "Croyez-vous qu'il y arrivera bientôt?"
I get that "Mes pieds sentent bon" means "My feet smell good." So how would one say "My feet feel good"?
Would it be "Mes pieds se sentent bien" ? I got confused because the subject is "mes pieds" not me. (?)
Does this mean he has lived in France for 15 years.
or He has lived in France since the age of 15.
The translationof being an actress is je suis une actrice, pas une francaisee
In an A1 focus test I wrote"ton père est DANS la prison" because a prison is a physical enclosure. It was marked as incorrect. could you please explain why? Thanks.
I haven't done one of these exercises for a long time and, while some of my translations may not have been exactly what was in the model answers, I compared my proposals with the answers, I search around for why I was right or wrong, and then I learned from that in-depth research. I don't see how every possible answer can be cited, unless you want an machine-driven algorithm in which case go to DeepL or Google or Reverso. This is a fantastic resource!
...shouldn’t the verb be se brosser ?
Oh non ! pas ____ pain sec. ____ belles oranges, alors !
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