"J'ai entendu parler d'un nouveau restaurant."
Translation:I heard about a new restaurant.
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Is that accepted? I get annoyed when Duo wants to translate French words to similar meaning English words when there is a direct translation. It's frustrating.
effyleven posted that "I heard talk about a new restaurant," is accepted and Graham622842 posted that "I heard speak of a new restaurant," is also accepted so, I would hazard a guess, that my fellow Aussie aussie3931's suggestion would also be accepted.
Great question thanks for asking.. Because there are situations where the phrase "i heard talk" ia not used to simply say I heard about.
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I agree. I wrote "I heard tell of a new restaurant" as well and I have reported it. I don't hear it much any more, but I remember old people saying that when I was young. I think it makes for a faithful translation, even if dated.
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I remember that from Westerns. The era when cowboys might address a newcomer as “Stranger”.
If the french translation is "I have heard talk about..... why not use the exact translation
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What is with the inconsistent usage of resto vs. restaurant?! "i heard about a new resto" failed 2/13/22.
"Parler de" is an expression we should learn. I have used it before to mean "about" when Duo wanted "sur" and it was not accepted. I, for one, am happy to see it in this exercise.