Discover the colorful world of French interjections! These small but mighty words and expressions are used to convey emotions, reactions, and exclamations in everyday French conversation. From surprise to encouragement, they bring the language to life.
Can you fill in the grid with these essential A1-level expressions? Bonne chance !
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 1. To run
- 6. Feeling of relief from stress
- 8. Animal leg or paw
- 9. Four
- 10. To speak
- 11. Intense irritation or annoyance
- 13. Informal casual expression
- 14. To enter
- 15. Let us see now
- 16. To believe
Down
- 2. Word imitating natural sound
- 3. Rise and fall of voice
- 4. Loss of confidence or enthusiasm
- 5. Word expressing sudden feeling or emotion
- 7. Pausing before saying something
- 8. To lose
- 12. To open
Answers
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Across
- 1. To run → courir
- 6. Feeling of relief from stress → soulagement
- 8. Animal leg or paw → patte
- 9. Four → quatre
- 10. To speak → parler
- 11. Intense irritation or annoyance → exasperation
- 13. Informal casual expression → familier
- 14. To enter → entrer
- 15. Let us see now → voyons
- 16. To believe → croire
Down
- 2. Word imitating natural sound → onomatopee
- 3. Rise and fall of voice → intonation
- 4. Loss of confidence or enthusiasm → decouragement
- 5. Word expressing sudden feeling or emotion → interjection
- 7. Pausing before saying something → hesitation
- 8. To lose → perdre
- 12. To open → ouvrir
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