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Il EST de belles idées

French translation: = "il existe" de belles idées

21:54 Jan 29, 2008
French language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
French term or phrase: Il EST de belles idées
Il est de belles idées qui peuvent aboutir à des impasses et, avant de nous engager dans l’édition de cet ouvrage, nous nous sommes demandés plusieurs fois si tel ne pouvait être le cas.

Je voudrais savoir pourquoi l'auteur a dit 'il est' et ne pas 'ce sont'
Janet Ross Snyder
Canada
Local time: 13:28
Selected answer:= "il existe" de belles idées
Explanation:
ce n'est absolument pas une erreur, "il est" a ici le sens de "il existe", "il y a"
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Agnès Levillayer
Italy
Local time: 18:28
Grading comment
Un gros Merci! Ça m'a beaucoup aidé.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5= "il existe" de belles idées
Agnès Levillayer


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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
= "il existe" de belles idées


Explanation:
ce n'est absolument pas une erreur, "il est" a ici le sens de "il existe", "il y a"

Agnès Levillayer
Italy
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Un gros Merci! Ça m'a beaucoup aidé.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Jacob: Farpaitement: il existe, il y a.
2 hrs
agree  Tony M: Oui, c'est l'impersonnel
3 hrs
agree  Claire Bourneton-Gerlach
8 hrs
agree  marie-christine périé
9 hrs
agree  Sylvain Leray
12 hrs
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