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- "французская живопись"
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I already reported it, but the better translation is "French painting," which, when used without an article, functions as a collective noun just like the Russian.
Because of no context. There 3 correct translations. Without article - like mentioned above - with 'the' and with 'a'
I fell into this trap too. It's a collective noun. If i hadn't gotten it wrong i would have missed it. Wait... Если бы я не ошибся, то пропустил бы его. (is this correct?) It does work without the article as dave.pretty points out above.
Это would be more likely than его. Его makes it sound as if you missed him instead of it.
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An etymologic fun-fact: the word живопись is made up from the two words живой (alive) and писать (to write). Roughly translates to; living writing? That is very cool.
Also, писать, with the accent on the first syllable, means "to pee," so bad French art could be "living peepee." :-D
Nice. Also useful: живо adj. 1. vividly. I'm already have vivid oils in mind.
French painting is different than French paintings. The former is the artform, the latter, the pictures themselves.
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What's the difference between Живопись and Искусство? I've only heard the latter until this lesson
My opinion is that paintings are considered "art," but the word "artwork" doesn't stop at fine art. For example, a kindergarten class drew pictures, and they were hung at the train station. This would be more properly called "artwork" rather than "art." This is only my opinion. My interpretation may be incorrect.
