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Can you please explain when 'de' is used before a number in French? 

- La population a augmenté l'année dernière de 3,46,000 personnes. (Does it mean 'increased to' or 'increased by' here?)

- Le prix est de 500 dollars.

And, is there a general rule about using "de" before numbers? Please explain? 

There's a lesson on A1 telling to use le/les/l' when talking about body parts.

Why on this sentence "et je regarde mes pieds" we use 'mes' instead of 'les'? It is already known whose feet it is on 'je regarde' so I got confused on why the lesson says to use 'les' while on this exercise it is 'mes'.

Thank you!

Au lieu d’écrire

Je ne suis pas inquiet

est-ce que je pourrais écrire????

Je ne m’inquiète pas

Merci

Can you tell me

1)Difference between 'une cour de basketball' et 'un terrain de basketball'

Merci

which I thought sounded as if it were missing its “v” sound. I’m not the most experienced at “hearing French”, but when playing the word “recevra” via a couple if other translator apps I could hear the “v” in those. 

Can you also use the verb détester as in je déteste

This question was found on a C1 test.  The answer that was provided was:  Nous avons ouvert les fenêtres de peur qu'il n'ait une fuite de gaz.

My problem is with the use of the word might.  Might means may be, could be, which suggests the use of pouvoir, de peur qu'il ne puisse y avoir une fuite de gaz.  When translating the answer that was given, I would say:  We opened the windows out of fear there was a gas leak.  No might is needed.

How do you conjugate être and suis in the present form