Les Choristes - juxtaposition of ‘de’ and ‘par.’

JOY C.C1Kwiziq community member

Please can someone explain the use of ‘envoûter de par?’ I would have expected ‘envoûter de...’ or ‘envoûter par...’

Also, in the same paragraph, can ‘que l’on rencontre’ equally be ‘qu’on rencontre?’

Thanking you in advance!

Asked 4 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Joy,

1. The preposition 'de par' means 'du fait de'.

It is a more elegant way to say 'by' in French.

2. que l'on again is more elevated than qu'on which would be acceptable in spoken French

Hope this helps and that you enjoyed my film reviews.

Like04 years ago

JOY C. asked:

Please can someone explain the use of ‘envoûter de par?’ I would have expected ‘envoûter de...’ or ‘envoûter par...’

Also, in the same paragraph, can ‘que l’on rencontre’ equally be ‘qu’on rencontre?’

Thanking you in advance!

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