Can we say j’ai réussi sur mon premier tentative or essai ?

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Can we say j’ai réussi sur mon premier tentative or essai ?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Fishing with Dad"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

Asked 4 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Manpreet Kaur,

To say you got something right the first time you will use -

réussir du premier coup

It's very tempting to try and translate literally what is being said but it often doesn't work.

Bonne Continuation!

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