Why was autour de used rather than environ?
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David S.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Autour de
This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Prévisions Météo"
Reading B2, Film & TV, Technology & Science, Listening or Seeing C1
Asked 3 years ago
Hi David
The sentence is -
... avec des pointes attendues autour de 28 , voire même ... = ...even with expected peaks around 28, or even ...
You could say instead -
d'environ 28
but not environ on its own
or d'à peu près 28
but the 'de' has to be there
Hope this help!
Tasia B.Kwiziq community member
Why are there verbes included in the french language?
Pourquoi est que les verbes sont crées dans la langue français?
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