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The above is the translation given for "a pair of black trainers" to describe what a wanted criminal was wearing, but alternatives given include "une paire de baskets noire", which seems unnatural as it’s the shoes that are black, not the pair. Is it a typo or a real alternative in French? I may be overthinking this, but in English "pair" would generally be omitted (as in some of the alternative correct answers). It’d be odd if he weren’t wearing two of them..
This was a very enjoyable (and challenging) dictée (but then I do have a fetish for the subjunctive for some reason!)
A vocabulary question, however. I can't quite see what function the word "confondus" is playing in the sentence "Chaque fois qu'il franchissait le seuil d'une classe, élèves et professeurs confondus se taisaient à l'unisson." Clearly the sense of this is something like "Whenever he crossed the threshold of a classroom, pupils and teachers alike fell silent together", but how does "confondu" function in this? I suppose I'm asking how it literally translates, so I can make sense of its idiomatic use...
The following is the first answer stated for using pour or de to give thanks for something tangible.
"To express thank you for + [noun], you can use EITHER merci de or merci pour + [nom], although:"
Then, almost as an after thought it states specifics on when to ACTUALLY use pour or de to give thanks for abstract, THEN physical or tangible nouns.
No wonder I got this wrong. PLEASE CLARIFY THIS IN A STRAIGHTFORWORD WAY, so other don't make the same I made over and over before reading the fine print. Thank you. I didn't write it in French so I wouldn't mess up again. :o)
Considering the followoing rule "In French, you use pendant/durant + [durée], or simply the duration itself, to express a duration with a clear beginning and end." Does the question below bot have both the options correct ?
the J'ai attendu ________ devant la gare (I waited for forty minutes in front of the station).
Pendant quarante minutes / quarante minutes
Thanks for reply.
kind regards,
Rahul
I’m just wondering what this was supposed to be, because the video is no longer available. Edit: I reported the example. The exact number seems to change each time the lesson is accessed.
When do you begin a sentence with où versus vous (or tu)? What’s the point of it being written both ways? Is one more common than the other?
There are no lessons, just sentences in french and I'm supposed to know what they mean!
C'est très utile pour apprendre les mots et les expressions d'une dictèe que le sujet soit un film ou un réalisateur, ou tous les deux. On peut référer au film afin de bien comprendre ce qui on a essayé faire dans l'exercise de la dictée. Vous devrez le faire de temps en temps pour renforcer le leçon , pour mieux retenir ce qu'on a appris.
Why use du coup instead of donc? Du coup and donc both translate to so.
Translates as 'You're worth it'. That may be how it is used colloquially but doesn't it really translate as 'You're worth the grief?'
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