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dont la renommée rayonne encore:
whose reKnown still shines → whose renown still shines
This was a question in one of the quizzes:
Il m'a offert une boîte ________ bijoux pour ranger mes colliers.
I was marked wrong for typing the latter response. Is this because the subject (nous) does not change? Therefore the second part of the sentence must remain in the infinitive?
Google Translate uses the simpler a 11 heures instead of d'ici 11 heures to translate "by 11". Are both acceptable? Is the one used in the lesson preferable? Which is most commonly used?
Why not on est resté
or nous sommes restés
« On » is singular, grammatically speaking, like the impersonal/formal « one » in English, but in the example it appears to be being treated as plural « nous »
I would have thought On est restés was incorrect.
Si on consulte le site web de l'Académie Française, on voit que aout est aussi correct --> https://www.dictionnaire-academie.fr/article/A9A2062
"Wait, I'm passing Paul onto you."
What does this sentence mean? I'm not a native english speaker but this sentence makes no sense.
Based on the french sentence, I deduce it has something to do with a phone conversation.
Can I say "en profiter le plus" for "make the most of it", instead of "en profiter au maximum"?
I don't understand the construction of " j'avais des démangeaisons ". What is the role of "des"? It looks like a preposition between an auxiliary verb and a main verb. Or is "démangeaisons " a noun? It certainly looks like a verb. Thanks for any help.
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