The subtleties, the little traps, the surprising spelling of certain words ... The French language shelters many rules and exceptions which do not fail to surprise us on a daily basis.
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Did you know, for example, that in the 19th century, a "bottle" could designate a "drunk"? That the term "autodafé" comes from the Portuguese auto da fe , "act of faith"? That the verb “tarabuster” means “to harass”, “to treat roughly” or even, “to hustle”?
Will you get a 10/10 in this French test? Le Figaro offers you, thanks to the illuminating Bescherelle: Adeline Lesot's vocabulary for all , to take the test.