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She would be cold without her scarf.

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

She would be cold without her scarf.

Why aurait and not ferait, after all, elle fait froid.

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate avoir in the conditional present in French (Le Conditionnel Présent)"
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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Il fait froid - It makes cold/it is cold, to talk about the weather generally. 

However for a person Il/Elle a froid - He/she has cold/is cold, to talk about how they feel specifically.

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chris w. asked:

She would be cold without her scarf.

Why aurait and not ferait, after all, elle fait froid.

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