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Kathy h.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

À eux -vs- aux euxBonjour, I was surprised to see "Je pense à eux." in this lesson. Should it not be "aux eux" ? The other day I was chatting online with a French native, and when I wrote "dit bonjour à eux" he corrected me, saying to use "aux". Merci !

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steve g.C1Kwiziq community member

The translation for the third item should read... Sarah didn't used to trust Thomas

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Demeurer in the presentcould you use demeurerin sentences with the meaning " I remain silent", or "I am staying at his house/in Paris" .

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

where does the again come from in the translation of ils auront pu se recevoirThey will have been able to see each other again thank you

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LauraKwiziq Editor

D. asked "Why 'Elle aurait eu froid' rather than 'Elle aurait été froid' "?

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

D. asked: "In what context "His parents kissed themselves?" would be correct?"

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

N. asked: "Why "on me permet" becomes "they allow..." rather than "we allow" or "one allows"."

"On me permet d’utiliser l’ordinateur." (They allow me to use the computer.)

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Joseph M.A1Kwiziq community member

Je viens des Etats Uni.

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"They bring their computers."The sentence, as it stands in the subject line, appears not to be unique in English. Apart from "ils amènent leurs ordinateurs." could it not also be translated as "ils amènent ses orinateurs"? The first one meaning that the computers belong collectively to the group whereas the second option connotes that each one of the group brings his own computer. Or is the second option plainly wrong in French?

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En dépit d'elle Katia commença à espérerWhy is this incorrect?

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