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Think you know your French? This crossword puts your C1-level vocabulary to the test, focusing on familiar, everyday words that go beyond the basics. From nuanced expressions to commonly used terms, these clues will challenge your command of the language. Fill in the grid and see just how well you vraiment know French!
Grid
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Clues
Across
- 3. To want
- 4. To take
- 7. Baker, used colloquially for any job
- 8. Someone who is resourceful and clever
- 11. Twilight, dusk at day's end
- 13. A mess or complicated situation
- 14. Funny or amusing in casual speech
- 15. Not long ago, recently
Down
- 1. To be able
- 2. Would dare, conditional modal use
- 5. A person who laughs a lot
- 6. Pastry chef, slang for a soft person
- 9. Great or nice in casual French
- 10. To lead or rule a country
- 12. First
Answers
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Across
- 3. To want → vouloir
- 4. To take → prendre
- 7. Baker, used colloquially for any job → boulanger
- 8. Someone who is resourceful and clever → debrouillard
- 11. Twilight, dusk at day's end → crepuscule
- 13. A mess or complicated situation → embrouille
- 14. Funny or amusing in casual speech → rigolote
- 15. Not long ago, recently → naguere
Down
- 1. To be able → pouvoir
- 2. Would dare, conditional modal use → oserait
- 5. A person who laughs a lot → rigoleur
- 6. Pastry chef, slang for a soft person → patissier
- 9. Great or nice in casual French → chouette
- 10. To lead or rule a country → gouvern
- 12. First → premier
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