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Put your advanced French vocabulary to the test with this academic-themed crossword! Designed for C1 learners, this puzzle focuses on sophisticated terminology used in scholarly writing, research, and intellectual discourse. From abstract concepts to formal expressions, each clue will challenge your command of high-register French. Grab a pencil and see how well you truly know the language of ideas!
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 2. Sometimes
- 3. Often
- 6. Not long ago, recently
- 10. Quoted passage from a source
- 11. Closing section summarizing ideas
- 12. To want
Down
- 1. Opening section of a text
- 2. Central question of a study
- 4. Long academic essay on a topic
- 5. Next
- 7. Act of writing a text
- 8. Twilight, dusk at day's end
- 9. Soon
Answers
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Across
- 2. Sometimes → parfois
- 3. Often → souvent
- 6. Not long ago, recently → naguere
- 10. Quoted passage from a source → citation
- 11. Closing section summarizing ideas → conclusion
- 12. To want → vouloir
Down
- 1. Opening section of a text → introduction
- 2. Central question of a study → problematique
- 4. Long academic essay on a topic → dissertation
- 5. Next → prochain
- 7. Act of writing a text → redaction
- 8. Twilight, dusk at day's end → crepuscule
- 9. Soon → bientot
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