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I think this is more a question about the use of lui, but there are some examples here that use it. Ils rient avec lui, pas de lui. They laugh with him, not at him.
How do we know lui is HIM and not just him/her without any other context. Do I just take the translation for what it is, or am I missing something fundamental? I find this to be so confusing. Thank you.
Is it possible to say ' bien au-delà d'un cadeau quelconque '?
If I were to conjugate Ecrire in plus que parfait how would it be like
Why is it la salle de bains - 'la' and 'bains'
For the question ""Je suis très vieux." The speaker is:" I have answered this as "male" but the bot is grading my answer as BOTH incorrect and unanswered. Could you advise which it is?
Is it usual in French to use “parfum” to describe the taste of food? Or is the speaker describing the smell of the food? If the speaker is speaking of the good smell of food, is this a usual expression concerning food as well?
Greetings of the day!
what is the difference between " l'art plastique" and "le dessin"?
to - ma'am Cecile
thanks and regards
A lot to take in!
In English "the day after", "the next day" and the "the following day" mean the same. Likewise "the day before" = "the previous day". In French, do le lendemain, le jour d’après and le jour suivant /la veille, le jour d’avant and le jour précédent differ from each other in meaning or mainly in register?
Secondly, from the point of view of today, are l’après-demain and l’avant-hier used in conversation?
In the sentences Ils attendent son arrivée and Ils s'attendent à son arrivée ... why use the feminine arrivée, when Ils (not elles) is the subject and HE is the one arriving. Merci
I see above that bleu canard ´ is translated as ´peacock blue’ Should this not be duck blué´Paon is peacock I thought. Am I wrong?
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