How to Say ‘The exams’ in French
Les partiels
leh par-SYEL
[leh par-SYEL]
🇫🇷 In France: At French universities les partiels are the end-of-semester exams. Students talk about them all term, so expect them as the reason for any study plan.
Phrase Breakdown
Les
[leh]
the
Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.
Les années passent vite.
The years pass quickly.
partiels
[par-SYEL]
midterm exams
University exams held at the end of a semester; always used in the plural here.
Les partiels commencent en janvier.
The exams start in January.
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