Incorrect example?

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Incorrect example?

Does "L'eau est assez fraîche" translate to "The water is quite fresh?" Rather than quite cold?

This question relates to:French lesson "Frais, long, favori, rigolo have irregular feminine forms (French adjectives)"

Asked 7 years ago

GruffNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi Tamani - "frais" can mean various things depending on the context. It was food then "fresh" might be the right translation but in the context of water it's more likely to mean chilled/cool (but not necessarily) . It could also mean fresh in the sense of "new" ("des nouvelles fraîches" = fresh news).

Like27 years ago

Andrea O.B1Kwiziq community member

why can't you use boissons froides here for cold drinks? is that wrong or is it just a context thing - a chilled drink vs an iced drink?

Like04 years ago

T. E. asked:

Incorrect example?

Does "L'eau est assez fraîche" translate to "The water is quite fresh?" Rather than quite cold?

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