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Ils faisaient la course...or..ils faisaient de la course
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Ils faisaient la course...or..ils faisaient de la course
This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Les vacances à la mer de Lola"
Reading B1, Monuments, Tourism & Vacations, Family & Relationships, Listening or Seeing B1
Asked 3 months ago
Bonjour Radhika,
To express "to race [someone]" in French, the full expression is "faire la course".
However, you can use "faire de la course à pied" ( = to race) when referring to the "organised/repeated" sports activity.
I hope this is helpful.
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