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Hey, 'antigua' is part of a list of adjectives which have different meanings when put in front or after a noun. So before the noun it means 'former', and after it means 'old/ancient'. Hope that helps!

That's interesting, thank you . The original sentence came from a grammar worksheet about using the subjunctive after certain expressions (such as 'cuando'), so do you think I should put estar into the subjunctive?

Oh! That makes so much more sense. It does help, thank you

P.S. do nuevo/nueva also mean different things according to where they are placed?

Yes yes nuevo does too, although it's quite a small difference! Nuevo in front of the adjective would mean something that you just acquired - for example, mi nuevo coche = my car I just bought.
After the adjective - say, 'el coche nuevo de la empresa Nissan' - it would mean Nissan's newly made/brand new car.
It's such a subtle difference!

I also found this online
una moto nueva (brand-new)
una nueva moto (a replacement)

If we think back to 'mi nuevo coche' - my car I just bought (to replace my old one maybe)

Well 'estar desarrollado' is used when something has finished being developed whereas ser implies it's still being developed. It's a bit difficult to say as it depends on context!
It's just 'cuando' implies an action that has been done - when that happens, as opposed to when that is happening. You know what I mean?
Therefore I think it's more likely the sentence is trying to say 'When the project is developed, air traffic will be denser' as in, as a result of the development of the project, air traffic will be denser - implying it's finished being developed.

I hope that makes sense!

Do you know if you could access the answers for this worksheet? In any case, don't worry. You obviously know how to use the subjunctive and with context you'd know exactly what form to use! :P

Hi guys,

can someone please translate this into french for me? especially how to translate 'within 100 years...'

"In an ideal world, within 100 years we will have forgotten what the word 'racism' means. We will have erased any trace of racial discrimination. We will have agreed to respect each other. As soon as we have learnt to appreciate diversity, we will make progress. When we have established the principles for living together, we will have succeeded. I really hope that in 100 years, tolerance and equality will have won."

Thank you I'm practising for my a2 exam and want to make sure my translation is correct

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Dans un monde idéal, d'ici cent ans on aura oublié la signification du mot "le racisme". On aura éliminé toute trace de la discrimination raciale. On sera d'accord pour que tout le monde se respecte. Dès que l'on apprendra à apprécier la diversité, on progressera. Lorsque l'on aura établi les principes de la vie commune, on aura réussi. J'espère vraiment que la tolérance et l'égalité auront gagné d'ici cent ans.

That's my attempt anyway



Qu'en penses-tu ?

Dans un monde idéal, d'ici cent ans on aura oublié la signification du mot "le racisme". On aura éliminé toute trace de la discrimination raciale. On sera d'accord pour que tout le monde se respecte ok littéralement mais bizarre, "tout le monde se respectera/fera preuve de respect"?. Dès que l'on apprendra qu'on aura appris (pas vérifié la concord des tps par contre) à apprécier la diversité, on progressera. Lorsque l'on aura établi les principes de la vie commune, on aura réussi bizarre - réussi quoi?. J'espère vraiment que la tolérance et l'égalité auront gagné bizarre aussi (gagné quoi/contre quoi?), auront prévalu? (plus général, idée de "sélection naturelle" d'une certaine manière, pas d'un combat ou d'une lutte -> chgmt pacifique/évolution vs chgmt violent/brutal) d'ici cent ans.

That's my attempt anyway



Qu'en penses-tu ?

"A lot of people would prefer to give alternative punishments. They think that there would be less reoffending. The number of detainees would be reduced. These people believe that we would do better to try to rehabilitate delinquents. But some people think we should lock them up and throw away the key. According to them, if we locked all the delinquents up, they would understand the consequences of their acts."

"Beaucoup de gens preferaient donner des peines de substitution. Ils pensent qu'il y aura moins de recidiver. Le nombre de detenus reduirait. Ces personnes croient que nous ferions mieux d'essayer de rehabiliter deliquants. Mais certaines personnes persent que nous devrions les enfermer et jeter la cle. Selon eux, si nous enfermons tous les delinquants, ils comprendraient les consequences de leur actions."

Bonsoir

My friend, an artist, has painted a pic and named it 'Classique Citroen'. (French - I'm sure you can guess) I/ we were wondering if this should be 'Citroen Classique', or if perhaps it could be worded better yet. If you could let me know why it should or shouldn't be changed I'd be interesting in hearing! I'm trying to better my understanding of French

Thanks for the thread.

Both can work I suppose, but I'd tend to understand Citroën in the first one as the brand (classique as in traditional), and in the second one as a car (Citroën being a generalising term used to define the car, and classique as in typical).

The first one is unnatural/weird but can work as in art variations of the language to achieve a particular effect (poetic, etc.) is tolerated/allowed.

I'd go for "Citroën classique" though.

Hey guys how do you say 'would u like to know anything in particular' in German

How about:


Möchten Sie etwas bestimmtes wissen?
Haben Sie eine besondere Frage?

How about:


Möchten Sie etwas Bestimmtes wissen?
Haben Sie eine besondere Frage?