Familiar Phrase: "Qu'est-ce qui fait" I'm listening to France Info and I (think I) heard the phrase "Qu'est-ce qui fait", which sounds familiar, but I don't know it's meaning. Tried searching, but I c

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Familiar Phrase: "Qu'est-ce qui fait" I'm listening to France Info and I (think I) heard the phrase "Qu'est-ce qui fait", which sounds familiar, but I don't know it's meaning. Tried searching, but I can't find a direct translation. I know the phrases: "Qu'est-ce qui se passe?" => What's happening? "Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?" => What's going on? "Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé?" = What happened? I researched the phrase and I found "Qu'est-ce qui a fait ce bruit ?" => What made that noise? Did I really hear "Qu'est-ce qui a fait"?

Apr 11, 2014 2:17 PM

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Yes it's possible you heard that. It could be "Qu'est-ce qui a fait que les Français ne soient pas allés voter lors du second tour des élections ?" for example. In this case it would mean "What made (=Why) French people not vote at the second round of the elections?" So a translation could be "What did" or "What caused" (and then you adapt depending on the context) Hope this helps.

April 11, 2014