We don't have much to eat
Is the following a possible translation?
Nous n'avons pas beaucoup à manger
grand-chose
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JohnKwiziq community member
grand-chose
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate conduire and other -uire verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
Asked 1 year ago
Hi John,
You could say -
Nous n'avons pas beaucoup à manger
I do prefer using the expression 'grand-chose' which is very French, but your suggestion isn't wrong.
Bonne Continuation !
Jim Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi John,
The expression is "pas grand-chose" as an adverb and the meaning is "not much / not a lot"
To use "beaucoup" --> a lot / great deal is also an adverb, but I'm not sure that it is a direct equivalent to "pas grand-chose".
It would depend on the context of what is being meant --- I hesitate to agree with you.
Let's see what the others may comment?
Jim
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grand-chose
We don't have much to eat
Is the following a possible translation?
Nous n'avons pas beaucoup à manger
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