Crossword puzzle : Collocations in French

Put your French vocabulary to the test with this challenging C1-level crossword focused on collocations — those natural word pairings that separate fluent speakers from the rest. From verb-noun combinations to fixed expressions, can you find the words that truly belong together in French? Fill in the grid and sharpen your feel for authentic, idiomatic language.

Horizontalement

1. 2. Words that appear together often
2. 9. Linking of words that go together
3. 10. Often
4. 10. often or frequently
5. 10. Often, indicating frequent occurrence
6. 10. Frequently, many times
7. 11. Work or effort put into a project

Verticalement

1. 1. always or still
2. 1. Always, at all times
3. 1. Always
4. 1. Always, indicating constant occurrence
5. 3. Combination of words frequently paired
6. 4. Fixed word combination in a language
7. 5. Twilight, dusk at day's end
8. 6. How often a word combination occurs
9. 7. Noun used in a collocation pair
10. 8. To want
11. 8. To want
12. 8. Verb meaning 'to want'
13. 8. To want, irregular French verb
14. 8. Verb meaning 'to want'
15. 8. To want or to wish something
16. 8. To want or wish something