"Je veux que vous revisiez vos leçons."

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"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.

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular verbs in the subjunctive present in French (Le Subjonctif Présent)"
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Hi Chris, 

After much discussion with our multinational team, and the difference in the meaning and usage of 'revising' in the US and the UK, we have changed the translation of : 

réviser  for to study 

which is the best solution in our opinion, hope you agree.

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"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.

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