French language Q&A Forum

hi room, experts: 

Please explain why sentence, 'And it was with stars in my eyes that I came out of that magical place!' translates as,  Et c'est avec des étoiles plein les yeux que je suis sortie de ce lieu magique

My question refers to the usage of the word, 'pleins'. I am wondering if 'pleins' is being used as a preposition here in the same way that 'dans' is, and if so can it be used as an alternative in other case too.

Please clarify, Thanks

For the sentence “And afterwards, I would finally propose to her”, there are two answers:

Et après, je lui demanderais enfin de m’épouser/ Et après, je la demanderais enfin en marriage.

Why is the indirect object for the verb “demander”  used in the first sentence and the direct object for the verb “demander” used in the second?

I tried using blesser to see if the system would accept this alternative and was marked wrong. Tell me why J’ai blessé Olive (yesterday when I stepped on her foot) is wrong. I like blesser because it’s easier to use, but not if it’s wrong! Thanks so much. 

Bonjour tout le monde,

Dans ce quiz:

1. ''Vous eûtes un petit frère.'' means:

a. You had a little brother.

b. You've had a little brother.

c. You will have a little brother.

d. You have a little brother.

2.     ''Les amants eurent le temps de se cacher avant qu'il n'arrive.'''means:

a. The lovers had time to hide before he came.

b. The lovers took the time to hide before he came.

c. The lovers had had time to hide before he came.

d. The lovers were tempted to hide before he came.

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Pour le premier, j'ai choisi 1a, mais kwiziq a dit que la réponse 1b ("You've") est exacte. Pourquoi  ? En anglais, "you've had" veut dire "you have had", à peu près un temps parfait. Est-ce-qu'il aurait du que la correcte réponse soit 1a: "You had a little brother" ?

Mike

Let me start by saying that I love Kwiziq! Kwiziq software and method are superior and indispensable.

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James