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floral plazaBOT Dec 29, 2024, 1:49 PM

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un ’crash’ vs. ’accident’ d’avion

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un crash vs. accident d’avion

timber river Dec 29, 2024, 11:53 PM

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Crash is more specific than accident for me

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Un crash is when a vehicle hits sth

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An accident could be anything that went wrong

dense basalt Dec 30, 2024, 1:17 AM

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timber river Crash is more specific than accident for me

what about écrasement?

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https://x.com/justintrudeau/status/1873455135051165895

Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) on X

L’écrasement de l’avion de Jeju Air qui effectuait le vol 7C 2216 est tragique et bouleversant.

Le Canada offre ses plus sincères condoléances aux familles et aux proches des victimes.

timber river Dec 30, 2024, 2:14 AM

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Never heard of that, it's probably québécois

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Yeah sounds like crash but in french

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But you can use the verb in France French
L'avion s'est écrasé

topaz pike Dec 30, 2024, 8:26 AM

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You can say both, the word “crash” comes obviously from the English and the French people loveeee to use English words

topaz pike Dec 30, 2024, 8:27 AM

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dense basalt what about *écrasement*?

The word « écrasement » is the substantive of the verb “écraser”, which means to crash

topaz pike Dec 30, 2024, 8:28 AM

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timber river Crash is more specific than accident for me

Yeah but a crash is “un accident d’avion” and the English word sounds better to me than the other

timber river Dec 30, 2024, 8:33 AM

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Ben non ça peut être un accident de voiture aussi

#un crash vs. accident d’avion