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Lawanya A.B2KwizIQ community member

dry cat food = des croquettes?

Cecile,

Can you please clarify the exact French phrase to be used for the ENGLISH phrase "dry cat food"? I have checked my LAROUSSE FRENCH-ENGLISH-FRENCH dictionary and it does not give the meaning of "des croquettes" as "dry cat food". Google Translate gives the meaning of the English phrase "dry cat food" as "nourriture sèche pour chat". Again the puzzling thing is that Google Translate gives the meaning of the English phrase "dry cat foods" as "les aliments secs pour chats". I would like to learn the correct phraseology rather than rely on GOOGLE translate.

Merci beaucoup.

Asked 5 years ago

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Frank C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

peinture vs. tableaux

In the sentence "...où j'ai vu les plus merveilleuses peintures préhistoriques de ma vie. ", why is tableaux not accepted as a synonym for peintures. My dictionary makes no real distinction between the two words.

Asked 4 years ago

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Max K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

NE PAS VOULOIRJe ne veux pas parler avec elle means I REFUSE to speak with her. NE PAS VOULOIR always entails a refusal. To say I don't want to talk with her would be Je n'ai pas envie de parler avec elle. Does any one disagree with the above? This seems pretty fundamental.

Asked 9 years ago

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stephen w.C1KwizIQ community member

whats the difference between " She only went" and " she went only"

Asked 9 years ago

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carolyne o.A1KwizIQ community member

Whats indicatif in simple English?

Asked 8 years ago

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fiona K.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

If I can say 'telephone-lui, why can I not say "regarde-lui? I cannot see the difference.

Asked 8 years ago

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Lorie R.C1KwizIQ community member

Une vraie histoire

In the expression "une vraie histoire," is there any implication that the elaborate story is untrue? In English, "quite a story" can suggest that the audience might doubt the truth of the story. Is there any of that implied in French?

Asked 6 years ago

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tani k.A0KwizIQ community member

j' habite indienne

Asked 10 years ago

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Stanley R.A2KwizIQ community member

avez-vous faim? j'aim faim aussi.

Asked 10 years ago

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