I thought "gâter" already had a nice sound for to spoil, but then I discover 'chouchouter' in this lesson, and my wife mentions 'dorloter'. They all just sound so 'right' for the sentiment to me. « Ma belle-sœur me chouchoute toujours avec une bonne choucroute. » Can't wait to hit her with that on the next Skype !

On a more grounded note: 'goes and walk the dog', would be either 'goes to walk the dog' (which is fine for the translation) or 'goes and walks the dog', at least in my part of the world.

Also, "la TV" is actually listed in both wordreference and Larousse (to my surprise) - TV is currently not accepted in translation, although it was used in the English script.

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Katherine R.A1Kwiziq community member

Adjectives before or after the noun?

When does "fou" come before or after the noun? I was playing with Google Translate to hear in one sentence between "the crazy horse, the crazy cow, the crazy man." It came up "Le cheval fou, la vache folle, l'homme fou."

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Ça n’entraîne pas des frais très

I can't match the transcribed phrase to what I hear. I am sure the woman speaking says a 'qu' sound after 'entraîne'.

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Paul S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

à enchaîner

I don't understand the usage of "à enchaîner" here.

Can someone explain the grammar ? It's not a fixed expression as far as I can see. Why à + infinitive ? Why not en + present participle ? Is it the same thing ? How would we translate this ? By/while enchaining ?

Is it the same as "en enchaînant" (en + present participle) , which would mean "in enchaining", or perhaps "while enchaining"

am I correct ?

Thanks Paul.

Asked 3 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

des petits toastsWhy is it not 'de petits toasts' ?

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