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'la maison de poupées' is NOT 'the doll's house'. It is 'the dolls house' or, more pedantically 'the dolls' house'

David W.C1Kwiziq community member

'la maison de poupées' is NOT 'the doll's house'. It is 'the dolls house' or, more pedantically 'the dolls' house'

'la maison de poupées' is NOT 'the doll's house'.  It is 'the dolls house' or, more pedantically 'the dolls' house'



This question relates to:French lesson "Sortir can be used with avoir or être in Le Passé Composé depending on its meaning in French"
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CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour David,

Having looked at different dictionaries, it seems that you can use: dollhouse [US], doll's house / dolls' house [UK]. See link here too: Dollhouse

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi David,

I agree with you so I suggest you flag it as an error.

Jim

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I believe that "la maison de poupées" can be both: the dolls' house as well as the dollhouse.

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David W.C1Kwiziq community member

The doll's house means doll in the singular.  The house of the [one] doll.

The dolls' house means doll in the plural.  The house of the [several/many/more than one] dolls.

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'la maison de poupées' is NOT 'the doll's house'. It is 'the dolls house' or, more pedantically 'the dolls' house'

'la maison de poupées' is NOT 'the doll's house'.  It is 'the dolls house' or, more pedantically 'the dolls' house'



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