Crossword: Expressing quantity in French

How well do you know your French quantities? This crossword will help you practise essential words and phrases used to express amounts, numbers and measurements in French. From beaucoup to peu, test your knowledge of these handy A1-level expressions and build a solid foundation for everyday communication.

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Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.

Clues

Across

1. Thirteen
3. When
6. Less or minus
8. Gram
9. Surplus or excess
12. Young
14. Yellow
15. Quantity or amount
18. Minority or few
19. Thousand
20. About a hundred

Down

2. About or approximately
4. Various or diverse
5. Also or too
6. About a thousand
7. More or further
10. Sufficient or enough
11. Majority or most
13. Totality or entirety
16. Three
17. To go

Answers

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Across

1. Thirteen → treize
3. When → quand
6. Less or minus → moins
8. Gram → gramme
9. Surplus or excess → surplus
12. Young → jeune
14. Yellow → jaune
15. Quantity or amount → quantite
18. Minority or few → minorite
19. Thousand → mille
20. About a hundred → centaine

Down

2. About or approximately → environ
4. Various or diverse → divers
5. Also or too → aussi
6. About a thousand → millier
7. More or further → davantage
10. Sufficient or enough → suffisant
11. Majority or most → majorite
13. Totality or entirety → totalite
16. Three → trois
17. To go → aller

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