French language Q&A Forum

Hi, just a little correction, soixante-dix should be at the top of the list :)

Is prendre l'air an idiomatic expression?  What does it mean, please?  (e.g. to put on airs, to act in a certain way, etc.??)

Why is it, "Elle a monté les escaliers..." and not "Elle est montée les escaliers"?

What is the infinitive of envie in this context: avoid envie de

is envie a verb?

The English says "I am an actress" not "I am French", so, I believe, the translation should be "je suis actrice" instead of " je suis française".  Do you agree?  I think it is just an oversight.  Thanks for the story.  Keep 'em coming !

Why is "à la" used and not "dans"?

She lives, physically, in the countryside.

It seems if she came "from the countryside" it would be "à la".

Is this just one of those "this is the way it is, and not subject to the dans/en rules"?

For "I won't write here all that I've done wrong", the answer uses the conditional "je n'écrirais pas ..." . Shouldn't we use the future tense in this sentence (i.e. "je n'écrirai pas ...")  ? Thanks.

Why is this not “ Mon père et vous vous êtes-vous ennuyés hier soir ?”

It’s a lot of “vous”, but it seems more consistent to me to “vouvoyer” throughout. 

I note that there are quests in the past to improve the content of this lesson and I am unsure whether any modifications have been made but it is still difficult to determine when devoir is an appropriate answer as well as avoid besoin de and avoir envie de.  Is it that there is an infinitive following if so why only devoir and not avoir envie de as in the case of needing to buy a handbag?  Surely it could be made clearer - google is not a reasonable guide and I want to understand!

The test I took only accepted "faire rissoler".  Can you not also say "faire dorer"?  Or is that a Canadianism?