Électriser and électrifier

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Électriser and électrifier


"L'énergie qui se dégage du terrain est électrifiante."   

I think this should be "L'énergie qui se dégage du terrain est électrisante."

According to Larousse/Robert/Collins (and wordreference), there are 2 verbs for the English 'electrify':

Figurative use (charged atmosphere, give an electric shock to etc)- électriser, with the adjective 'électrisant(e)'

Physical use (provide electricity supply etc) - électrifier, with the adjective 'électrifiant(e)'

Asked 3 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Thank you for pointing this out Maarten, this error has been corrected.

Mais je dois avouer que je serais tombée dans le panneau aussi !

Mark P.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
tombée dans le panneau

An interesting phrase

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Yes, Cécile, my wife too ! And I didn’t get it right at first guess either. Only found it because of the cross-checking and ‘extension’ reading I do around all these exercises.

CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Chapeau ! Maarten …

Mark P.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Chapeau?.. que'st ce que ca va dire?

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Mark - ‘Chapeau !’ - easiest is to think of the English “hat’s (or hats) off ..”, so basically the same - well done, good job, and the borrowed term ‘bravo’ etc etc 

Électriser and électrifier


"L'énergie qui se dégage du terrain est électrifiante."   

I think this should be "L'énergie qui se dégage du terrain est électrisante."

According to Larousse/Robert/Collins (and wordreference), there are 2 verbs for the English 'electrify':

Figurative use (charged atmosphere, give an electric shock to etc)- électriser, with the adjective 'électrisant(e)'

Physical use (provide electricity supply etc) - électrifier, with the adjective 'électrifiant(e)'

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