faible v. basse

Laura C.C1Kwiziq community member

faible v. basse

Salut! Pourquoi vous donnez le mot "faible" quand le reponse que vous voulez est basse? Thanks

Asked 1 year ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Laura,

I checked the exercise and only "basse" is given as a correct answer ("faible" is not mentioned). With blood pressure, either you use "basse" (=low) or "élevée" (= high)

See here: https://www.wordreference.com/fren/tension%20basse

Although, you are correct that it can be used here too (still, it implies a slight judgement) - but a doctor will use ther term "basse" more often than not. We've added "faible" as an alternative answer

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

The Late N.B2Kwiziq community member

Ça dépend. Voici deux exemples courants: 

Le volume de la musique est faible, mais la température est basse.

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

faible -- weak
basse -- low

Laura C. asked:

faible v. basse

Salut! Pourquoi vous donnez le mot "faible" quand le reponse que vous voulez est basse? Thanks

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