French language Q&A Forum

Je ne comprends pas le verbe “patiner” dans ce cadre, où il veut dire “Come to a standstill.” Je cherche des définitions, mais je suis pas arrivé à le reconciler le traduction. 

Vous aviez pu le voir une dernière fois. 

You had been able to see him one last time.

I am confused where did you get the HIM?

Why the verb connaître for “to meet”

Thanks

Why is ce restaurant plâit à nous wrong? Shouldn't ce restaurant nous plâit and ce restaurant plâit à nous both be correct?

I used “de laquelle” in the last sentence instead of “dont”.  Is this unacceptable?

J'habite en Nigeria, c'est correct? S'il vous plaît 

I have recently come across le poêle (as one of the words for) - stove; la poêle - frying pan/skillet. Fairly common kitchen terms, so may be worth adding to the list?

Ma famille habite en France = my family lives in France...

Why is it not Ma famille habitent or habitons en France? Isn't family refering to "they" or "us" rather than "he" or "she" for conjugation? For example: Mes parents vivent en France. That makes sense to me because parents are like "they" so it gets the ent ending. Why is it not the same for famille? Merci!

Merci!

I would have expected the perfect verb for s’ennuyer to be je me suis ennuyé, but the correction to my latest quiz suggests an extra accent as: énnuyé