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With regard to “avec nos lèvres gercées, notre chair de poule constante et nos nez écarlates !”
As people have one nose each, should this be “… et notre nez écarlate !”?
I’m done—what else can I say?
Should je suis toujours anxieux also be an accepted answer compared to je suis toujours nerveux? Or perhaps anxieux is considered more a medical condition and too strong in this context?
As per this lesson, would it be wrong to use the passé composé in ALL positive sentences with DEPUIS??
For example - "Vous avez grossi depuis l'année dernière."? Is it incorrect? [You have gained weight since last year]. Is it a must to use present tense ONLY over here?
So, "Vous grossissez depuis l'année dernière." - (Present Tense) [You have been gaining weight since last year]
I was interested in this use of "fameuse", does it have a hint of "infamous" here, rather than meaning "famous" ?
(I know fameux or fameuse can mean famous or celebrated in the context of food.)
It cuts out mid-way through.
If you wanted to say "You are not going to drive me...", would you say "Tu ne me conduis pas..."?
He had 83 years (he died at 83 years old).
Is it possible to translate this as:
Après que CharlesVIII lui-même lui en fit son épouse.
As the sentence was that he made her his wife ?
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