Some different translations

N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Some different translations

Bonjour,

I used different translations for the following three words/phrases:

"un désaccord" for "rift", which is listed in Collins dictionary as the translation for a "rift between people or governments"; and also in LaRousse for "une querelle"; Please note that neither Collins nor LaRousse has "une brouille" for the translation of "rift".

"se défaire de" in Collins for "to part with something" (as in "se séparer de"); and in LaRousse for "to rid oneself of";

"habile" for "skilled" in Collins for "skilled at/in something" as in "etre habile a quelque chose".

For "skilled" I purposely did not use "doué" because "gifted" while conveying a similar meaning is not the same in my mind as "skilled".

These were all marked wrong, but thoughts please?  Qu'en pensez-vous ?

Merci beaucoup et bonne continuation,

Hilary

Asked 2 weeks ago
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Bonjour N. Hilary,

"brouille" is very standard, idiomatic French for exactly this situation. Also, keeping in mind that dictionaries can't list every valid option. However, we added "une querelle" as a valid option while "un désaccord" is not strong enough (it suggests a rift but people would still be talking ; this is not the case here).

"se défaire de" can be interchangeable with "se séparer de" in some contexts. So, it's been added to the options but "se séparer de" is definitely the BEST option.

"habile" is correct and part of the correct option. The only reason it could have been marked as incorrect is due to the preposition:

habile en [noun] vs habile à [faire]

Je suis habile en affaires I am a shrewd business person

Je suis habile à me cacher I am skilled at hiding myself

But, here, "doué" is definitely the best option.

 

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W. asked:

Some different translations

Bonjour,

I used different translations for the following three words/phrases:

"un désaccord" for "rift", which is listed in Collins dictionary as the translation for a "rift between people or governments"; and also in LaRousse for "une querelle"; Please note that neither Collins nor LaRousse has "une brouille" for the translation of "rift".

"se défaire de" in Collins for "to part with something" (as in "se séparer de"); and in LaRousse for "to rid oneself of";

"habile" for "skilled" in Collins for "skilled at/in something" as in "etre habile a quelque chose".

For "skilled" I purposely did not use "doué" because "gifted" while conveying a similar meaning is not the same in my mind as "skilled".

These were all marked wrong, but thoughts please?  Qu'en pensez-vous ?

Merci beaucoup et bonne continuation,

Hilary

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