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French negation goes far beyond a simple ne…pas. At C1 level, you’re expected to handle subtle negative constructions — from restrictive expressions to literary forms and nuanced particles. This crossword challenges your command of those finer distinctions, testing your ability to recognise and use the full spectrum of negation in sophisticated French contexts.
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Clues
Across
- 3. To want
- 6. Limitation placed on something
- 7. Suppression of thoughts or actions
- 8. Firm denial of a fact or claim
- 10. Always
- 11. Act of refusing or rejecting
- 12. To forbid or prohibit an action
Down
- 1. Strong expression of disagreement
- 2. Act of resisting or disagreeing
- 4. Twilight, dusk at day's end
- 5. Often
- 9. Not long ago, recently
Answers
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Across
- 3. To want → vouloir
- 6. Limitation placed on something → restriction
- 7. Suppression of thoughts or actions → repression
- 8. Firm denial of a fact or claim → denegation
- 10. Always → toujours
- 11. Act of refusing or rejecting → recusement
- 12. To forbid or prohibit an action → interdire
Down
- 1. Strong expression of disagreement → protestation
- 2. Act of resisting or disagreeing → opposition
- 4. Twilight, dusk at day's end → crepuscule
- 5. Often → souvent
- 9. Not long ago, recently → naguere
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