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isn't it not 'au hasard' to mean "randomly" instead of 'par hasard'?

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isn't it not 'au hasard' to mean "randomly" instead of 'par hasard'?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "When I'm retired"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi James, 

We have changed 'randomly' for the more correct 'by chance' which is a better translation of 'par hasard'. 

('au hasard' would be 'at random')

Bonne Continuation!

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isn't it not 'au hasard' to mean "randomly" instead of 'par hasard'?

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