The translation of "demultiplie" given above is "reduced"...my understanding is that it means the opposite (to multiply). Can you address?

Louise G.C1Kwiziq community member

The translation of "demultiplie" given above is "reduced"...my understanding is that it means the opposite (to multiply). Can you address?

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Le Louvre : 800 ans d'Histoire"

Reading B2, Monuments, Tourism & Vacations, Politics, History & Economics, Listening or Seeing B2

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LauraNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Louise,

Thanks for writing. Démultiplier is in fact an odd choice of word here; the native speakers on our team all agree that it should be multiplier. In any case, you're right about the the translation - this is now fixed.

Merci encore et bonne continuation !

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Paul F.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I agree Louise. In the Larousse dictionary the word “démultiplier” means to augment the power of something, and other definitions I have found on Google back that up. This also makes sense in the context of this comprehension exercise (i.e. increasing the power by building more wings)

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Paul F.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

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Louise G. asked:

The translation of "demultiplie" given above is "reduced"...my understanding is that it means the opposite (to multiply). Can you address?

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