Why is there no article before "petite fille"? Being a little girl is not an occupation.

Hi Charles,

You might be interested in my answer to a similar question posed by Kathleen about the lack of article before 'bébé'.

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/quand-il-etait-bebe

Bonne Continuation!

Hi Una,

The correct translation of,

to make someone want to do something

is

donner à quelqu'un envie de faire quelque chose

so therefore -

envie de danser is used rather than vouloir danser 

Bonne continuation!