To crush an army

Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

To crush an army

I was wondering if anéantir could be used in this context as a possible substitute for écraser. Thanks.

This question relates to:French writing exercise "The Appeal of 18 June 1940"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Frank,

"Anéantir" means "to defeat" but in a much stronger way (to annihilate) than "écraser". In this context, it is not the best option.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I chose anéantir because in English annihilate is closer to crush than defeat. I probably should just have used écraser but was trying to expand my vocabulary. Next time, I will use the the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) approach. Thanks, as always, for your explanations.

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Frank C. asked:

To crush an army

I was wondering if anéantir could be used in this context as a possible substitute for écraser. Thanks.

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