#Se déplacer and type of moves

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Se déplacer and type of moves

twilit veldt
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I would interpret it as "getting around in luxembourg is simple with public transport"

i don't think i would ever interpret se deplacer as moving somewhere to live (ie. déménager)

open bolt
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Thank you! The paragraph talks about residents and tourists, I just wasn't certain if it meant you decided to move there.

Se déplacer au Luxembourg, c’est simple avec les transports en commun : montez dans le bus ou dans le tram et n’achetez pas de ticket, n’achetez pas de carte de transport !

In short, I could see this whole phrase as "moving around in Luxembourg is easy with public transport, you can ride on the bus or on the tram without buying a ticket or transit card""

twilit veldt
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yeah i would prefer the translation "getting around" here personally

open bolt
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Yeah, I could see why that could be better. Especially since thinking of it as "moving around" would confuse me

I guess we can fill in the blank of "around" with "Getting around", but have you seen that specified in French before?

Like, a person is walking around someone

twilit veldt
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both to get around and to walk around are phrasal verbs in english, the "around" is part of the verb essentially

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French has a lot fewer phrasal verbs

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I'm not totally sure how you would say to walk around someone in French, i would probably just say éviter but there may be a better way

open bolt
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Hmmm okay! I'll probably have a better idea the further I'll go in my studies.

I guess, what if someone wanted to say they walked "thoroughout" a location like a store?

twilit veldt
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Okay cool! This stuff is coming from my textbook, so it'll be nice to be able to add that level of detail to my writing. I appreciate the help a lot, thank you!!

twilit veldt
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you're welcome!

twilit veldt
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Hmmm in that case, I'll write a note to myself to ask my tutor about this when I see them tomorrow. Thank you for sharing this!