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- "Il améliore son repas."
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737
no, you can make a bad situation better. an example from the merriam dictionary is "trying to ameliorate the suffering of people who have lost their jobs". To me, to fix something is quite absolute while to improve something is a matter of degree.
737
I think you might be right, but you should use ça if you don't know what "it" is. To use a subject pronoun for it, the noun was generally introduced prior (weather is one exception, so is time).
737
pretty much (there are exceptions unfortunately). il/elle are usually definite pronouns were ça is an indefinite pronoun.
No, not randomized. When my father studied French in school many, many decades ago, his textbook taught sentences such as "La plume de ma tante es sur la table de mon oncle" -- "My aunt's pen is on my uncle's table". Certainly nothing anyone would say normally, but a good educational tool nonetheless.
1144
It is disheartening to get the translation correct only to be counted wrong because of a minor spelling error.
1493
rehausser = to enhance s'occuper = to fix ajouter = to add
Come on people use your dictionaries 'améliorer = to improve'! If you don't know a good one here are a few good ones.
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
English is a language composed of lots of other languages, and many of the words have multiple connotations. In English, we use "to fix" to mean "to make better," "to solve" (as in a problem), "to prepare" (as in food), and "to repair." However, French is more precise in its word choice. In certain contexts, I can see your translation as correct. Unfortunately, Duo isn't as sophisticated a program as the human brain, so it follows more precise rules. It can be frustrating, but try to remember to be as precise as possible when making translations within the program and to pick a word that has fewer meanings. It helps me to think about it like I'm trying to be as clear as possible to someone who is not a native speaker.
This page has the full conjugation of améliorer
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http://www.conjugation-fr.com/conjugate.php?verb=am%E9liorer&x=67&y=18
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Anyone else hear, "Il est meilleur sans répas?"
It makes no sense, but this is the second time I've gotten this sentence and this is what I hear every time! Lol
It naturally ends in "s" in the singular and the plural has the same form, so "repas" can be either singular or plural. But you can tell from context which it is because any article/adjective/possessive must agree with it.
SINGULAR
le repas
un repas
mon repas
ton repas
son repas
notre repas
votre repas
leur repas
PLURAL
les repas
des repas
mes repas
tes repas
ses repas
nos repas
vos repas
leurs repas