In Part 3 : La seule chose qu'elle nous a laissé faire, ce sont les carreaux, here "les carreaux" has been translated as "the windows" and I think that may be an error. Or are they a particular type of window that she had in her room that she didn't know how to clean?
Translation error ?
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Paul Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Translation error ?
This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Le grand nettoyage de printemps"
Asked 2 years ago
Hi Paul,
I have checked and we are talking about a bedroom, so 'windows' is correct.
faire les carreaux = to clean the windows
Carreaux here refers to the panes of the windows.
Jim Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Paul,
I think that this refers to (ceramic) tiles --> Les carreaux
The only other window that I can think of is "vitrine" as in a shop window.
Hope this helps.
Jim
Paul Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Thanks Jim. I also thought that a carreau was a tile but just found out (thanks Mr Google) that a carreau de fenêtre is in fact a window pane.
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Translation error ?
In Part 3 : La seule chose qu'elle nous a laissé faire, ce sont les carreaux, here "les carreaux" has been translated as "the windows" and I think that may be an error. Or are they a particular type of window that she had in her room that she didn't know how to clean?
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