Soif de lecture

Tom A.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I see that the preferred translation for 'my thirst for reading' is 'ma soif de lecture' but I don't see how this relates to article use. She has a thirst for reading in general / the idea of reading. If she had 'an enthusiasm for reading' it would surely be 'un enthousiasme pour la lecture'. What am I missing?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "The adventures of Fantômette"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

It is just the way it is Tom, we talk about 'soif de quelque chose' without the article -

J'ai soif d'aventure = I have a thirst for adventure

but with enthousiasme it would be 'pour la lecture'.

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Tom A.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Merci Cécile - c'est noté !

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Tom A. asked:

soif de lecture

I see that the preferred translation for 'my thirst for reading' is 'ma soif de lecture' but I don't see how this relates to article use. She has a thirst for reading in general / the idea of reading. If she had 'an enthusiasm for reading' it would surely be 'un enthousiasme pour la lecture'. What am I missing?

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