Wrong meaning

Johnny C.C1Kwiziq community member

Wrong meaning

I just learned that etre exciter means being sexually aroused and not excited. Perhaps we can clarify. Les filles étaient tout excitées de voir le feu d'artifice.

Asked 1 year ago
Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Johnny, words can have more than one meaning. Context is important !

 https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/exciter/31929

 https://www.wordreference.com/fren/exciter

Johnny C. asked:

Wrong meaning

I just learned that etre exciter means being sexually aroused and not excited. Perhaps we can clarify. Les filles étaient tout excitées de voir le feu d'artifice.

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