"Les hiboux volent la nuit et dorment le jour."

Translation: Owls fly at night and sleep during the day.

[Fred.duo]

It is interesting how in English it is "at night" but "during the day" while in French, both day and night are treated the same: la nuit, le jour without preposition.

[Emile_Bouwer]

I actually got marked incorrect for using "by day". This is still current English as far as I'm aware. Any advice?

[Zemblane]

Me too. Have you reported it?

[JimCassels]

Still not recognising "....by day"

[annamaria395326]

what's wrong with my answer? owls fly at night and sleep by day

[NicolaKoh1]

nothing wrong with that

[V3WW9ody]

"The owls fly at night and sleep by day." Not accepted. I reported it. I first wrote "The owls fly by night and sleep by day." but looked at the hint and put in "at", but "at" doesn't sound right with "day" in English.

[RecklessRed]

What exactly is the difference between hiboux and chouettes?

[alan90378]

Biologically, un hibou' has ear tufts like a European long-eared owl whilst 'une chouette' has a rounded head like a European barn owl.

[doc-r]

sleep by day still marked wrong

[Molly774393]

In some questions the audio links the "s" in "les" to the "h" in "hibou", while in other examples it isn't linked. Same thing with "les oiseaux". Does anyone know which is correct?

[InvertedGo]

Hibou has an H aspiré, which means that you do not make a liaison.

Les oiseaux should have a liaison, as far as I recall.

[Max685224]

I think that '... and sleep by day' is a common expression meaning the same t hing

[DOette]

Use of la nuit and la jour suggests a habitual activity that could be translated as owls fly nights and sleep days?