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Put your French to the test with this crossword focused on everyday idiomatic expressions! At B2 level, mastering these phrases will help you sound truly natural and fluent. From colorful metaphors to fixed expressions used by native speakers, each clue will challenge your understanding of the language beyond textbook vocabulary.
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Clues
Across
- 1. System of communication used
- 3. To be necessary
- 4. A figure of speech comparison
- 6. A phrase with figurative meaning
- 7. A likening of two different things
- 10. Using figures of speech
- 11. To want
- 12. To find
Down
- 2. To lead or rule a country
- 3. Informal or colloquial style
- 5. A symbolic narrative or story
- 8. To be able
- 9. Not long ago, recently
Answers
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Across
- 1. System of communication used → langage
- 3. To be necessary → falloir
- 4. A figure of speech comparison → metaphore
- 6. A phrase with figurative meaning → expression
- 7. A likening of two different things → comparaison
- 10. Using figures of speech → figuratif
- 11. To want → vouloir
- 12. To find → trouver
Down
- 2. To lead or rule a country → gouvern
- 3. Informal or colloquial style → familier
- 5. A symbolic narrative or story → allegorie
- 8. To be able → pouvoir
- 9. Not long ago, recently → naguere
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