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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Je veux que vous revisiez vos leçons."

The answer translates revisier as 'review' meaning, I assume, to read them again in preparation for an exam, but in english english it is more likely to mean, addressed to the teacher, ' take a look at your lessons and make sure they don't need updating'. If we want to mean 'read again and learn to prepare for an exam' we say 'revise'. Doing revision is the noun therefrom.

Asked 4 years ago

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Heike B.A2Kwiziq community member

sentir vs goûter

Bonsoir,

I think there is a mistake in the translation of "tu sens ça? I translated it as Do you smell that?, Do you feel that? but had it only partially correct. Your answer also noted Do you taste that? To taste is normally translated as goûter - so why are you using sentir instead? It does not sound right. Please explain. Thanks !

Asked 4 years ago

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Claudia A.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Excellent exercise

A beautiful and fun exercise! Merci beaucoup. Loved it

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Dennis S.C1Kwiziq community member

Qui at the end...For answer to "She sees Paul. -Whom does she see? : Elle voit Paul. -___?", I wrote "Elle voit qui?" as it was marked as "nearly correct." According to the lesson, it indicates that both "Qui est-ce qu'elle voit?" and "Elle voit qui?" are equivalent. So why was "Elle voit qui?" marked as only partially correct? Thanks!

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eding r.A0Kwiziq community member

Names of feminine countries

How many feminine countries do we have

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Brenda M.A1Kwiziq community member

Il faut du sel. Il ne faut pas de sel.

Are both correct?

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Kathleen P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

notre or son?

on aura chacun son propre chambre.

on aura chacun notre propre chambre.

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Marylee D.A1Kwiziq community member

re: qu’est ce que c’est

When asked what does this mean, I entered the literal translation.

Why would this not be acceptable as an answere?

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emre can c.A2Kwiziq community member

"Ce n'est que depuis quelques semaines que j'ai entendu parler de vous et de votre livre"

The sentence above is used by philosopher Martin Heidegger in his letter to Jean-Paul Sartre in 1945. Why did he use Le Passé Composé, though "depuis" is used?

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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

various words used in different contexts

I think I may need a bigger dictionary! I am struggling to find the appropriate word. For example:

Le sol versus le plancher

imparable versus imbattable versus incomparable versus inégalable

évident versus manifeste.

Also the suggested answer "je vais faire une machine" seems to translate as "I'm going to make a machine"

Help !!

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