Is it right to use excité here?

SvetlanaA2Kwiziq community member

Is it right to use excité here?

>Les filles étaient tout excitées de voir le feu d'artifice.

I might be wrong, but I hear everywhere that "excité" has a sexual connotation in French, unlike in English. If it's right, I think it would be better to change the adjective here.

Asked 3 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Svetlana, 

This question has been asked before and I can assure you that you can use the term quite safely.

Take a look at my answer to a similar question -

https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/excitees

Bonne Continuation!

Is it right to use excité here?

>Les filles étaient tout excitées de voir le feu d'artifice.

I might be wrong, but I hear everywhere that "excité" has a sexual connotation in French, unlike in English. If it's right, I think it would be better to change the adjective here.

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