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Put your advanced French to the test with this paraphrasing-themed crossword! At C1 level, expressing ideas in different ways is a crucial skill — and this puzzle challenges you to think about synonyms, reformulations, and nuanced vocabulary. Fill in the grid by finding the right words that capture the same meaning through a fresh linguistic lens.
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 2. Soon
- 5. certainly, admittedly
- 9. Organ
- 11. way of expressing something in words
- 13. to reword or rephrase an expression
- 14. Often
- 15. To put
Down
- 1. To return or give back
- 3. telling or recounting of events
- 4. To find
- 6. set of words used in a language
- 7. study of meaning in language
- 8. one who explains or translates meaning
- 10. Sometimes
- 12. Thirteen
Answers
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Across
- 2. Soon → bientot
- 5. certainly, admittedly → certes
- 9. Organ → organe
- 11. way of expressing something in words → formulation
- 13. to reword or rephrase an expression → reformuler
- 14. Often → souvent
- 15. To put → mettre
Down
- 1. To return or give back → rendre
- 3. telling or recounting of events → narration
- 4. To find → trouver
- 6. set of words used in a language → vocabulaire
- 7. study of meaning in language → semantique
- 8. one who explains or translates meaning → interprete
- 10. Sometimes → parfois
- 12. Thirteen → treize
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