Put your French vocabulary to the ultimate test with this advanced antonyms crossword! At C1 level, you’ll need to think beyond simple opposites and draw on a rich, nuanced understanding of the French lexicon. From subtle semantic contrasts to sophisticated register shifts, each clue will challenge your mastery of the language. Bonne chance !
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Clues
Across
- 1. State of being against something
- 5. To want
- 7. To deliberately pay no attention
- 9. Sometimes
- 11. To call
- 12. Having mixed or opposing feelings
- 13. Difference or separation of views
Down
- 2. To divide into opposing groups
- 3. Unable to exist together
- 4. Person or force in opposition
- 6. Cannot be undone or reversed
- 8. To be necessary
- 10. often or frequently
Answers
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Across
- 1. State of being against something → opposition
- 5. To want → vouloir
- 7. To deliberately pay no attention → ignorer
- 9. Sometimes → parfois
- 11. To call → appeler
- 12. Having mixed or opposing feelings → ambivalent
- 13. Difference or separation of views → divergence
Down
- 2. To divide into opposing groups → polariser
- 3. Unable to exist together → incompatible
- 4. Person or force in opposition → antagoniste
- 6. Cannot be undone or reversed → irreversible
- 8. To be necessary → falloir
- 10. often or frequently → souvent
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